Make money from Carbon: Katter’s call to rethink National Energy Strategy amid Snowy blowouts
NORTH Queensland’s natural assets are the answer to nation’s electricity woes following regular warnings from regulatory authorities about power shortages,
Isa prepares to host forum as energy debate rages
The political tide is turning and everyday Australians are collectively calling for all levels of government to have a pragmatic
Permanent ‘price capping’: Stronger action needed to stop soaring electricity costs
“Price caps, but better” – Katter’s Australian Party MP Bob Katter is urging the Albanese government to make its resource price caps more effective by immediately introducing a Reserve Resource Policy (RRP) which provides a fixed price and supply for coal and gas.
Katter calls on compensation from APA for powerless North West
Another widespread power outage at Diamantina Power Station, affecting the entire North West power system from Mount Isa to Cloncurry, has highlighted the issue with APA’s unregulated monopoly, says Katter’s Australian Party leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter.
CopperString will spark Nth Qld’s ‘industrial might’ to life
NORTH Queensland is set to realise its “industrial might” as its mineral and energy-rich towns eagerly await to be connected and contribute to the national energy grid.
The world needs our resources: Katter
North West Queensland had untold resources to offer the world in “new economy minerals” like copper, cobalt, zinc and vanadium for the production of batteries and devices and can feed global technology demand, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said.
Replace price caps with High Efficiency, Low Emission power stations: Katter
NOT a single effort has been made by Australia’s major parties to invest in reliable, low-cost and low-emission power sources while poor government policy has led to gas producers closing their doors to domestic markets.
Katter and TEL call on PM to fund NQ infrastructure in coal price cap deal
POWERING North Queensland should be a priority following the “energy deal” struck between the State and Federal Governments which will lead to additional Commonwealth funds for Queensland infrastructure projects.
Katter awards QLD Government an ‘Oscar’ for coal and energy policies
KENNEDY MP Bob Katter has awarded the Palaszczuk Government an “Academy Award” for hypocrisy as the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) launches a campaign against the new royalties regime.
CRICKETS AS REWEWABLE ENERGY JOBS “BOOM” GOES BUST
Despite heady estimates of a peak 45,000 renewable energy jobs across Australia by the mid-2020s, the sector is still only delivering Queenslanders a few hundred full-time jobs.
Value add: Two key projects which could boost QLD’s new ‘super hub’
WHILE Kennedy MP Bob Katter remains sceptical about Queensland’s transition and the reliance on renewable energy, he welcomed parts of the Premier’s announcement for a new “super hub” near Hughenden, west of Townsville.
Premier Doubles Down on HIPCo Progression
The North West region can still hold high hopes for the continued progression of the Hughenden Irrigation Project (HIPCo) following recent comments made by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
Premier’s ‘green’ dream rests on vital grid expansion
There will be no “green” in Queensland’s hydrogen future if the Palaszczuk and Albanese Labor Governments do not settle on a start-date for the construction of game-changing CopperString 2.0 project, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said.
Katter wants cap on gas, coal, uranium resources
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has demanded Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk join the growing synopsis of state leaders calling on the Albanese Government to immediately implement a national gas reserve policy.
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.
Calls for Premier to pull trigger on $11b outback energy super grid
After once again using Parliament to commit to delivering the CopperString project, Robbie Katter is calling on Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to turn the first soil on the day marking Mount Isa’s centenary (Mount Isa day, 23rd February 2023).
Katter issues warning against FNQ ‘vandalism’
QUEENSLANDERS could enjoy cheap, reliable power without turning the state’s natural wonders into “industrial wastelands”, Kennedy MP Bob Katter says.
North West Electricity Security – Premier Clear, Plan Confused: Katter
Member for Traeger Robbie Katter has called on Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to confirm a definitive timetable for connecting Mount Isa and the State’s North West to the national electricity grid as part of her Government’s 10-year Energy and Jobs Plan.
Plibersek’s ‘knowledge’ a hope against Ravenshoe wind farm
THE Federal Environment Minister’s intelligence and knowledge of bird species likely to be affected by the Chalumbin wind farm, in the Atherton Tablelands, should present enough common sense to block the 94-turbine project, Kennedy MP Bob Katter says.