Resi-care a symptom of society’s broken family views
A frustrated Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter will write to Queensland Child Safety Minister Craig […]
Questions raised over slimy Spanish mackerel data
The decision made by Queensland Fisheries to drastically reduce Spanish mackerel quotas across Eastern Queensland, will come into effect on
Keep cash alive rally instils ‘confidence’ in 3000 petitioners
CASSOWARY Coast residents fighting to keep cash alive are quietly confident their local government will reverse a decision to go
“Patients left languishing as SEQ Olympics scores”
Katter’s Australian Party MPs have slammed the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s “callous” decision to pour regional coal royalties into funding their Brisbane Olympics dream instead of adequately addressing the deficits of the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS).
Media Release: Atherton Hospital extra staffing
Member for Hill Shane Knuth said after many years of lobbying, the $86.4 million upgrade to the Atherton Hospital is almost complete with the opening, just around the corner.
Golden opportunity lost as labor squanders Regional Riches
North and regional Queenslanders have been left feeling neglected as the State Government opts to have its cake and eat it too, allocating rich coal royalties to what is more a “climate change Budget” than one designed to improve the lives and futures of all Queenslanders.
National park destroyed in suspected back burn ‘gone wrong’
A FAR North national park has been left in ruins, with the once vibrant jungle now portraying scenes of a post-apocalyptic film sparking calls for greater resources to national park management or a return of the land to private grazing hands.
Topaz community working to establish the Topaz Rural Fire Brigade
The Topaz community has come together in an effort to get first responders to incidents in their community quicker by working towards establish the Topaz Rural Fire Brigade.
Ongoing frustration over Bruce Highway roadworks near El Arish
Road users have been left angry with the constant road works on the Bruce Highway.
KAP warns against ‘Budget for Brisbane’
Billions of dollars will be poured in the State’s coffers by coal and mining royalties in the coming financial year, prompting Katter’s Australian Party KAP MPs to call on all rural and regional politicians to back their communities before Brisbane ahead of next week’s Queensland State Budget.
Labor Unites to Cripple Queensland’s Wild Caught Seafood Industry
A decision by the State and Federal Labor Governments to reduce commercial fishing activities in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has sent shockwaves throughout the industry with plans to ban all gillnet fishing by mid-2027.
Knuth welcomes cattle shoot to kill reforms in national parks
Member for Hill Shane Knuth welcomed recent news of the new Northern Parks regional director Matt Brien giving a commitment to improving cattle management and working with graziers to avoid shooting cattle in National Parks.
KAP seeks Security of Nation Building Infrastructure in Exchange for Olympics
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) have joined forces with other members of the Queensland crossbench to fight for better nation building infrastructure in the regions.
No plan for renewables as FNQ community launches new anti-wind campaign
A NEW campaign has been launched in opposition of a major wind farm proposal in a small but passionate Far North Queensland community, as residents rallied against the “forest destroying” development.
KAP flags stepping stones to statehood
The complete decentralisation of State Government departments to cities like Townsville and Cairns, or a North Queensland Parliamentary Council that would allow NQ-based MPs only to vote on issues and projects in the region, have been floated today as “self-governance” options by Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs.
Major bank reverses branch closure decision following KAP negotiations
REGIONAL North Queenslanders have been provided the guarantee of physical bank branches, previously slated for closure, following Katter’s Australian Party’s (KAP) negotiations with a major operator.
Triple fatality a tragic failure of the Palaszczuk Government
Youth crime in Queensland has surged to catastrophic levels following the tragic and senseless crash in Maryborough over the weekend that left three people dead and another critically injured. The vehicle that caused the carnage was allegedly stolen and being driven by a 13-year-old boy who was known to police.
Croc explosion to blame for increased attacks
A 329 per cent increase[2] in Queensland crocodile sightings during the decade to 2021 should deeply alarm the Palaszczuk Labor Government, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said.
KAP warns State Gov on croc management inaction
The KAP has issued a warning to the State Government over its apathy and inaction on crocodile management, despite three reported crocodile attacks already this year in the Far North.
Labor and LNP align to vote against KAP’s crime policy
In dismal scenes last night, the LNP showed its true colours and sided with Labor as both parties voted down the Katter’s Australian Party’s (KAP) Private Members’ Motion on a widely-supported solution to youth crime.
KAP makes moves to combat youth crime
The Palaszczuk Government failed Queenslanders and all victims of youth crime today when they declined to allow amendments to be introduced into Parliament that would have created meaningful change and curbed the youth crime epidemic.
Weapons licence applications denied legal representation
Member for Hill Shane Knuth, in a question to the Minister for Police today, called on the Minister to instruct Weapons Licencing to drop its objections to QCAT, to allow applicants legal representation at hearings regarding Weapons Licence application refusals.
Bureaucratic stone-walling sending gun shops to the wall
Queensland’s licensed gun dealers, at the centre of the State’s firearm registration system, are threatening to walk away from the industry due to inexplicable approval processing delays that are driving their businesses into the ground, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs have warned.
Knuth welcomes increase in indigenous land and sea ranger numbers
An increase in funding from the State Government towards employment of more Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers, has been welcomed by Member for Hill Shane Knuth.
Knuth calls for statewide telestroke service
Member for Hill Shane Knuth has called on the State government to immediately implement a state-wide Telestroke Service.
Knuth hits out at Reserve Bank of Australia and big businesses
Member for Hill Shane Knuth has today labelled the latest RBA interest rate rise as a kick in the guts for millions of Australians.
KNUTH CALLS FOR MASS CULLS OF FERAL ANIMALS IN QUEENSLAND
State Member for Hill Shane Knuth has hit out at the Queensland Government for “falling asleep on the job” when it comes to eradicating feral animals, despite continual calls to action from the KAP, councils and property owners in North Queensland.
Regional patients at a loss from inadequate travel subsidy
Thousands of regional Queenslanders who travel vast distances to receive medical treatment unavailable to them in their hometowns are being let down by Queensland Health which has not increased the Patient Transport Subsidy Scheme (“PTSS”) for the past 10 years, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have said.
Queensland in death spiral as kid crims reign free: KAP
Another Queensland life has been tragically lost to youth crime, enraging Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs who said the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s perverse apathy towards the crisis has left Queensland communities in a “death spiral”.
South-east corner gets a taste of croc problem
Throughout North Queensland, and extending as far south as Stradbroke Island, there have been more than 105 crocodile sightings in the last month, sparking calls by Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs for the Government to stop prioritising crocodiles over human lives and get serious about crocodile management.
Dangerous intersection comes to completion
Member for Hill Shane Knuth said the completion of the Feluga intersection upgrade was a great Christmas present for locals.
GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO IGNORE STRONGER CROCODILE MANAGEMENT CONTROLS
Member for Hill Shane Knuth has today (Thursday, December 15) spoken out about the incident on Wednesday, where a large crocodile attacked and ate a 45kg Labrador while on a family walk at a popular park.
KAP moves in Parliament to remove RSPCA’s powers
The RSPCA would be stripped of its law enforcement and prosecutorial powers under amendments to be pursued today by Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs in the Queensland Parliament.
Dimbulah resident celebrates 25 years as a JP
Member for Hill Shane Knuth presenting Dimbulah senior paramedic Charles Khan with his 25-year certificate for his service as a Justice of the Peace.
Shane Knuth and residents call for funding to fully upgrade Upper Barron
Member for Hill Shane Knuth recently meet with a group of concerned residents and Tablelands Regional Council representatives to discuss concerns and the need for the last 6km of the Upper Barron Road to be sealed.
Collective calls grow to send kid crims bush
Queensland councils have collectively endorsed a new model of detention that would see young criminals sent to remote properties to serve out their sentences and engage in therapeutic and intense “bush therapy.
How restaurant demand for feral pigs could save FNQ farms and parks
A North Queensland mill estimated more than $1m worth of damage to sugar crops last year from an escalating feral pig issue, however local growers and a meat retailer say there could be a simple solution.
Government needs to get real about clean energy
Member for Hill Shane Knuth has used State Parliament to put the Tully Millstream Hydro Electric Project back on the viable clean energy agenda after the State Government announced their $62 billion Energy plan.
“Insane” Palaszczuk Government needs new detention direction
The Palaszczuk Labor Government must look at alternate solutions to the youth crime crisis eroding life in North Queensland instead of wasting $500 million of taxpayer monies on repeated mistakes, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have said.
State government must accept responsibility and award compensation to commercial fishers
Shane Knuth has called on the State Government to come clean and admit responsibility for the Spanish Mackerel Fishery debacle.
Urgent intervention required to assist the peanut industry
MP for Hill Shane Knuth has urged the Federal Government to avoid a repeat of the near destruction of Queensland’s Dairy Industry when it was deregulated 20 years ago.
KAP calls for grants to arm communities against crime
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has called on the Palaszczuk Labor Government to offer $1,500 security grants to Queenslanders affected by crime in communities that have a property offence crime rate that is more than double the state average.
KAP STAGES 11TH-HOUR BID TO SAVE SEAFOOD LABELLING BILL
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs and seafood industry representatives rallied outside Queensland Parliament this morning in a last-ditch appeal to
Shane Knuth appalled with State Government cutting teachers pay checks
Member for Hill Shane Knuth said the Founding Fathers of the Labor movement would be turning in their graves over
Premier must step in over pay docking disgrace
Katter’s Australian Party MPs have called for the Premier and Queensland Education Minister to immediately intervene in the “demoralizing and
Knuth stands up in Parliament and calls for more GPs
Shane Knuth used State Parliament this week to call for immediate action on attracting more GP’s to rural and remote areas.
KAP FLAGS CONCERNS FOR “MISSING” NQ LABOR MPS
The Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) has today called for a search and rescue mission to be commenced to locate North Queensland’s Labor MPs who are “missing” … on crime.
Feral pigs prove to be greatest FMD risk: KAP
Katter’s Australian Party MPs are calling on the Palaszczuk Labor Government to immediately abandon its plans to ban a popular poison used on feral pig populations after a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) scare in Victoria on Wednesday.
Katter engages with industry after fed biosecurity briefing on cattle biosecurity risk
BOB Katter, Member for Kennedy has encouraged graziers and farmers to ramp up on-farm biosecurity while the Government continues to roll out biosecurity efforts at airports in response to the outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease or Foot and Mouth Disease in Indonesia and Bali which would have dire consequences on their trade.