OP-ED Proposed Knife Bans – A Blunt Tool Against Youth Crime

8 November 2023 Draft laws are expected to be introduced into the Queensland Parliament before the end of the year that will seek to ban the sale of knives, replica firearms, gel blasters and other bladed items to minors. The proposed new laws stem from a spate of serious knife related offences in the south-east […] READ MORE

State reaps the benefit of high penalties driven by impossible targets

3 November 2023 In July last year the State Labor Government introduced tougher penalties and hefty fines for speeding offences as part of the new road safety strategy which was said to be aimed at eliminating fatalities on Queensland roads by 2050. Hinchinbrook MP and KAP Deputy Leader Nick Dametto, said that reducing the road […] READ MORE

Star-studded Maraka Street Parade and Mardi Gras lights up Ingham

2 November 2023 Star-studded Maraka Street Parade and Mardi Gras lights up Ingham Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and State Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto, was thrilled to participate in the vibrant and lively 2023 Maraka Street Parade and Mardi Gras in Ingham, held on Saturday, 28 October. The Hinchinbrook MP said that this […] READ MORE

Senate inquiry into bank closures in regional Australia extended

31 October 2023 Westpac customers in regional areas including Ingham, Tully and Cloncurry will have some further reprieve as the Senate Inquiry into bank closures in regional Australia extends into mid-2024. Earlier this year, the major bank announced that it planned to close eight regional branches across the country, a decision that infuriated customers and […] READ MORE

Final days: Fresh caught barramundi off the menu

26 October 2023 By this time next week the barramundi season will be closed on Queensland’s east-coast and with gill net bans coming into effect on 31 December, this is the last week many commercial fishers will operate. The future of hundreds of affected fishers and their families remains in jeopardy as the State Labor […] READ MORE

Hear us Premier: Townsville youth crime rally

25 October 2023 Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto has delivered a powerful speech in parliament about the unprecedented crime unfolding across Townsville this past week.[1] The speech came just days ahead of the Premier’s visit to Townsville for regional cabinet where it is expected she will be greeted by […] READ MORE

Hinchinbrook MP holds roundtable discussion to address child care waitlist woes

20 October 2023 Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and State Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto MP, hosted a roundtable discussion with Ingham child care centres regarding the extensive waitlists causing pressures for mothers returning to work. The Hinchinbrook MP said with a high demand of child care and limited spaces, many families are waiting months […] READ MORE

Statement from Nick Dametto MP: Palaszczuk Community Cabinet and youth crime

19 October 2023 The Premier has planned a Community Cabinet for Townsville on the 29th of October 2023 and the timing could not be more ideal as Townsville deals with yet another out of control crime spree. The Premier is planning a fly-in-fly-out visit to Townsville for a dismally short four-hour period where she will […] READ MORE

Leaked letter the blueprint for NQ’s destruction: KAP

18 October 2023 A leaked letter outlining the Commonwealth Labor Government’s plans to hang Australia farmers, fishers and battlers out to dry in order to appease international elites has been described as the “blueprint for regional destruction” by furious North Queensland-based MPs. The letter, authored by Federal Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek to UNESCO […] READ MORE

Queensland’s “No” was about more than the Voice

More than 68 per cent of Queenslanders have voted “No” to a Voice to parliament but Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs say there is a bigger message behind the State’s overwhelming rejection and it’s not purely an Indigenous issue. KAP Leader and Traeger MP, Robbie Katter said the governing centres and inner-city urbanites still had […] READ MORE