Local fighters victorious as Cardwell GP given lifeline
HON Bob Katter, Federal Member for Kennedy, has applauded the announcement by the Queensland Government today that they will step […]
KAP celebrate successful stem cell events
Katter’s Australian Party MP’s Shane Knuth and Bob Katter have teamed up with Strength to Give and local rugby league
‘That was a lie’: Pleading GP clinic calls out government inaction
BLATANT lies, cancelled and postponed meetings, and a lack of communication from government has left a battling general practice clinic
‘Need an answer now’: Katter demands immediate GP relief for closing practice
KATTER’S Australian Party MP Bob Katter is placing blame directly on the Federal Health Minister for the closure of another
Hinchinbrook backs Dametto’s call for a CT scanner for Ingham Hospital
State Member for Hinchinbrook and Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto, has brought together community organisations and individuals from
Charters Towers Hospital maintenance costs skyrocket
Recent data has shown the large accumulation of maintenance required across North Queensland hospitals, with Charters Towers Hospital at the
Lack of GPs forces Cardwell Family Practice to shut the doors
State Member for Hinchinbrook and Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto, was saddened and disappointed upon hearing the Cardwell
Local league legends battle against blood cancer
CASSOWARY Coast’s biggest rivalry is set to reignite with a generous undertone as the region’s two rugby league clubs go
Charters Towers pens petition for new hospital
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Member for Traeger Robbie Katter is elevating community demand for a new hospital in Charters Towers by sponsoring a petition launched by Charters Towers Regional Council.
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.
Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme increases leave Queenslanders high and dry
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto states the 2023-2024 State Budget leaves patients high and dry following funding increases to the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) rates.
Cheaper drugs’ hard to swallow for family chemists
“We’ve seen this nightmare before,” Father of the House and Kennedy MP Bob Katter says on the proposed changes to pharmacy dispensing, comparing the move to the fateful deregulation of Australia’s major industries.
Health Minister committed to Ingham CT scanner
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, wasted no time in parliament this week meeting staff of the newly appointed Health Minister and also directing a Question Without Notice to the Minister during Question Time on Thursday.
Dametto Demands More GPs
State Member for Hinchinbrook and Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto, has sponsored a Queensland Parliament petition calling for more full-time doctors in rural medical practices including but not limited to Cardwell, Ingham, Tully and Mission Beach.
New Hospital at Charters Towers in KAP’s Sights: Robbie Katter
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter is ramping up pressure for the Palaszczuk Labor Government to deliver a new hospital to Charters Towers.
QLD Health Minister Rejects Dametto’s Call to Increase Patient Travel Subsidy
Queensland’s Health Minister has maintained that the Patient Transport Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) reflects modern day standards and is in no hurry to review the outdated PTSS despite acknowledging the fact that Queenslanders in rural and remote locations incur significant additional costs when accessing specialist health services.
Funding needed to target uni students for bone marrow donations
KATTER’S Australian Party MP Bob Katter is pushing for the allocation of funding towards the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) and to kickstart a national university college campaign which could potentially save the lives of thousands of Australians living with blood cancer.
GLIMMER OF HOPE AS D’ATH PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR CHEEK SWAB DONOR RECRUITMENT
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has used Question Time this morning to call on the Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath to take action on the issue of blood cancers and a shortfall in bone marrow transplants.
Money to assist blood cancer already exists – just allocate it Minister: Katter
THOUSANDS of lives could potentially be saved each year if the Federal Health Minister agrees to allocate revenue already collected by the Commonwealth, to a recruitment campaign encouraging Australians to join the bone marrow donor pool, which could help cure illnesses such as blood cancers.
Poor mobile service in Mission Beach renders 000 useless
RESIDENTS in populated areas of North Queensland have shared worrying stories of calls to emergency services dropping out due to poor mobile service which Kennedy MP Bob Katter has long pleaded with governments to improve.
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.
KATTER PLEADS FOR GOVTS TO GREEN-LIGHT “GIFT OF LIFE”
A North Queensland MP desperate to save his cousin and other critically-unwell Australians wants every man, woman and child to be able to receive a free cheek swab kit in the post to see if they can give the gift of life.
Seven wasted months: Visa delays costing NQ and Australia critical doctors
A FRUSTRATING lack of resources and an underwhelming effort to process visa applications is costing North Queensland and the nation critical healthcare professionals during a severe shortage.
Stumpy a real life victim of our health system
As an elected politician, a very big portion of my trade is dealing with issues, problems and, sometimes, very difficult stories of human hardship, suffering and loss.
Loss of Cloncurry local paints truth of sick health system: Katter
Katter’s Australian Party MPs have this evening supported a motion of no-confidence in the Queensland Health Minister, saying the state’s public health system was in the ‘too hard basket’ and was failing the frail, sick and vulnerable in their time of need.
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.
Not “sufficient and sustainable” says Health Minister
Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto will continue to lobby the State Labor Government to deliver much needed medical equipment in the form of a CT scanner to the Ingham Hospital.
Mixed bag for North Queensland in Federal Budget
KENNEDY MP Bob Katter has welcomed significant announcements listed in the Federal Budget for North Queensland including $225m for exploration grants in the resource-rich “North West Minerals Province” near Mount Isa, significant investments in protecting Australia against foot and mouth disease, grants for invasive weeds and feral pigs, and funding to improve telecommunications in the electorate’s many black spots.
GOVT TAKES FINGER OFF PULSE OF BLOOD DONOR DEMAND
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has welcomed a new national advisory group exploring the extension of lifesaving programs that recruit bone marrow donors through cheek swabs via post, but says a talkfest won’t save critically-ill Queenslanders.