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

Community consultation skipped by rushed Government green agenda

22 February 2024 The Queensland Governments’ rapid pursuit of renewable energy targets now align with the Federal goal to reach 82 per cent renewables by 2030. This aggressive target is said be achieved through the construction of solar and wind farms and battery installations across the country. However, amidst the urgency to meet such unreasonable […] READ MORE

KAP jury out on new ‘Intensive On Country’ trial

21 February 2024 State members of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) say the Miles Government’s new ‘Intensive On Country’ program aimed at addressing youth crime fails to deliver a solid punch and deliberately remains silent on key components of the KAP’s Relocation Sentencing Policy. Although the language and objectives of the Intensive On Country program […] READ MORE

 Statement from Nick Dametto MP – Port Hinchinbrook

19 February 2024 As the local Government election quickly approaches, I have been contacted by a number of candidates in the running for a place on the Cassowary Coast Regional Council (CCRC) to discuss all things Port Hinchinbrook. The normalisation process of Port Hinchinbrook is well underway and many of the land-based issues have or […] READ MORE

KAP Crossbench Motion: Ditch the Olympics, Build Regional North Queensland

15 February 2024 The Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) spearheaded a crossbench motion in State Parliament this week that sought the endorsement of the House to immediately commence the necessary steps to cancel the Brisbane Olympics and redirect the $7 billion of funds towards improving State Government services and infrastructure and nation building projects in regional […] READ MORE

KAP: Relocation Sentencing. Not just another program

14 February 2024 Queensland Parliament Question Time yesterday took an interesting turn of events with Premier Steven Miles making an unexpected announcement that parts of the Katter’s Australian Party’s (KAP) Relocation Sentencing Policy was being used to develop a new strategy to combat out of control youth crime.[1] The announcement came in response to a […] READ MORE

GPS monitors no match for hardcore youth offenders

12 February 2024 Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto has labelled calls by the Queensland Police Commissioner to ‘revisit’ GPS monitoring devices and expand wanding powers as an inept demonstration of leadership. The Hinchinbrook MP said he was frustrated by the State Labor Government’s mixed messaging on youth crime as […] READ MORE

SOS for Dungeness Rockwall

9 February 2024 The popular seaside town of Lucinda is the departure point of choice for commercial and recreational users and emergency services seeking to access the Hinchinbrook Channel, the Palm Island Group and the Great Barrier Reef. However, due to the erosion of the spit and siltation at the entrance of Enterprise Channel, a […] READ MORE

Furner in a tangle over NX fishing licences

5 February 2024 Last year, the State and Commonwealth Labor Governments imposed sweeping gillnet fishing bans across the entire East Coast under the guise of conservation efforts, while promising to issue 40 special NX symbols (licences) to eligible fishers who could carry on conditional fishing activity until June 2027 to meet market demand for wild […] READ MORE

Cut the trees – not the power

1 February 2024  Cyclone Kirrily’s recent impact on Townsville and North Queensland has unveiled significant vulnerabilities in the region’s electricity network, prompting a call for immediate policy changes to enhance resilience and safeguard against future weather-related disruptions. Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto has praised Ergon Energy and Energex work […] READ MORE