“Send ‘em out Bush” – KAP policy grows legs under LNP Government

19 September 2025 Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto, has welcomed the announcement that ‘Bush Sentencing’ will be delivered as Circuit Breaker Sentencing by the Crisafulli Government. Aligning with KAP policy, the State Government is set to create a court-ordered alternative to youth detention and is now seeking interested organisations […] READ MORE

Voters Neglected as LNP Pushes Boundaries for Political Gain

18 September 2025 Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto has condemned the LNP’s submission to the Queensland Redistribution Commission, describing it as a politically motivated proposal that completely disregards the needs of North Queensland communities, specifically in the Townsville and Hinchinbrook regions. The LNP’s proposal is to alter the boundaries […] READ MORE

Dametto Renews Calls for Pepper Spray Trial in Queensland

12 September 2025 On the 1st of September, the Northern Territory Government began a twelve-month trial allowing residents to legally purchase and carry oleoresin capsicum spray (commonly known as pepper spray) for self-defence. Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, is continuing his calls for Queensland to follow suit, advocating to […] READ MORE

 Castle Law Petition – One of Queensland’s Strongest Ever Calls for Change

10 September 2025 The Castle Law movement across the state continues to grow with the parliamentary petition sponsored by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, now smashing past 77,000 signatures, making it the fourth largest petition tabled in the Queensland Parliament. The biggest petition on record remains a 2009 objection to increased vehicle registration costs, which attracted […] READ MORE

Dametto Praises Ingham Sugar City Rodeo Success

9 September 2025 Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto has commended the Ingham Sugar City Rodeo Committee on delivering another successful event on Saturday, 6 September 2025. Mr Dametto, who rode in the Charity Bull Ride alongside former Cowboys player and current team manager Glenn Hall, said that the rodeo […] READ MORE

Dametto Challenges Politically Motivated Electoral Boundary Changes

4 September 2025 Hinchinbrook MP and KAP Deputy Leader Nick Dametto has raised serious concerns over major party submissions to the Queensland Redistribution Commission (QRC), warning of potential impacts on several North Queensland seats. Submissions to the QRC propose changes that would affect a number of North Queensland electorates. The ALP submission implies an expansion […] READ MORE

Judicial Oversight Bypassed Under New DV Laws

29 August 2025 The Queensland Parliament has passed the Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (the Bill), introducing changes aimed at strengthening protections for victims of domestic and family violence. The Bill allows police to issue 12-month Police Protection Directions (PPDs) without any judicial oversight. While the intention is to […] READ MORE

Dametto takes on former NQ Cowboys player in Charity Bull Ride

21 August 2025 Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto and NRL Cowboys Team Manager and former Cowboys player, Glenn Hall, officially announce the return of the Charity Bull Ride at a press conference in Townsville. The Hinchinbrook MP is eager to go head-to-head with former NRL Cowboys forward, Glenn Hall, at the Charity Bull Ride taking place […] READ MORE

LNP Must Ramp Up on Youth Crime Crisis

15 August 2025 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has criticised the LNP State Government over its failure to deliver a solution to Townsville’s worsening youth crime crisis and called out the Youth Justice Minister for failing to deliver any meaningful relief for those suffering from the youth crime scourge. […] READ MORE

Step Forward for Spanish Mackerel Catch Limits

8 August 2025 Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has welcomed the announcement that catch limits for Spanish mackerel will increase by the end of the year, calling it a positive step forward for commercial and recreational fishers across Queensland. A 2025 stock assessment revealed the Spanish mackerel population has likely doubled since the controversial 2021 biomass […] READ MORE