North Townsville’s Traffic Nightmare leaves Fresh Faced Minister Red Faced

26 March 2024 The snail-paced progress of the Northern Townsville Road Intersections Project which takes in the length of Woolcock Street and Shaw, North Shore Boulevard, Deeragun and Garland Road intersections is a severe indictment on the State Labor Government’s ability to progress necessary road infrastructure projects for those living in Townsville’s northern suburbs. Despite […] READ MORE

Cash is King! Proclaims KAP

20 March 2024 Moves towards a fully cashless society must be immediately stopped, and the right to use cash must be safeguarded, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. In a motion put to the Queensland Parliament today, the KAP have called on the House to condemn any move away […] READ MORE

Labor threatens freedom to home school in Queensland

19 March 2024  Draft legislation recently introduced by the State Labor Government threatens to severely impact the rights and freedoms of home-schooling families and aims to eradicate the use of gendered language throughout the current Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (the Act). The Education (General Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill) is […] READ MORE

Hinchinbrook MP calls for free vaccination program for Respiratory Syncytial Virus

15 March 2024 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and State Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto, calls for the introduction of a free, state-wide Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination program in Queensland. Currently, Queensland Health advises that there is no existing vaccine for RSV, and research is underway for its development. [1] Recently, the Western […] READ MORE

Statement from Nick Dametto MP – Port Hinchinbrook (March)

14 March 2024 In my last statement regarding Port Hinchinbrook dated 19 February 2024, I outlined my plans to continue meeting with State Government Ministers regarding a long-term dredging plan for One Mile Creek and the marina basin. The normalisation process for the land-based assets at Port Hinchinbrook are well underway this is why it’s […] READ MORE

Queensland croc management, more about controlling people

7 March 2024 The State Labor Government has again proven how disconnected it is from the real issues facing North Queenslanders by not removing three large crocodiles from Rollingstone Creek between Townsville and Ingham, a decision that has been widely criticised by locals. Despite Wildlife officers locating three crocodiles, each three metres in length or […] READ MORE

KAP calls for stand-alone inquiry into cost-of-living crisis

5 March 2024 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) has today issued an urgent call for the establishment of a dedicated, stand-alone inquiry into Australia’s escalating cost of living crisis in addition to the pending Parliamentary Inquiry into the Big Supermarkets. The call comes amid discussions on how best to address the soaring costs affecting Australians nationwide, […] READ MORE

KAP: TMR must prioritise major road projects in disaster prone FNQ   

29 February 2024 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MP’s have travelled to Cairns this week to meet with Far Northern community representatives frustrated by the significant delays and impediments of many vital road infrastructure projects that link Cairns to prime agricultural areas north and west of the city. The discussions centred around projects essential for Cairns […] READ MORE

No expense spared for Woodford’s new youth detention

28 February 2024 The State Government have recently announced the start of construction on their new $620 million dollar youth detention centre in Woodford which will consist of 80 beds at a staggering cost of over $7.8 million per bed, a price tag that has infuriated people across the State. Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian […] READ MORE

Negligent NX licence conditions put fishers’ lives at risk

  23 February 2024  The Queensland Government and the Department of Fisheries are under fire this week after footage was released of a commercial fisher’s near miss whilst servicing a gillnet near Ingham. Commercial gillnet fisher Darcy Fazio, was attempting to check his net in accordance with the two-hour time limits placed on fishers to […] READ MORE