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

Environmental benefits ignored as Parliament rejects Biofuels Bill

10 October 2023 Queensland’s ethanol and biofuels industries has been dealt a significant blow as both major parties, and surprisingly even the Greens voted against Katter’s Australian Party’s (KAP) Liquid Fuel Supply (Minimum Biobased Petrol Content) Amendment Bill 2022 (the Bill). The Bill offered a potential lifeline to Queensland’s struggling ethanol and biofuels industry, and […] READ MORE

Vigilante Vigor: Communities wrestle with risky alternatives in the battle against youth crime

9 October 2023 Recent incidents of vigilante behaviour demonstrate community desperation as the State Government grapples to come up with a single policy that has a substantial impact on the scourge of youth crime. In the wake of an appalling week of youth crime, community members in Townsville and the Gold Coast have allegedly taken […] READ MORE

Labor’s $250 million youth watch-house band aid

6 October 2023 Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto is outraged following an announcement from the Palaszczuk Government that they will be wasting $250 million of taxpayer’s money on a remand centre for youth offenders in Brisbane that will be nothing more than a purpose built juvenile watch-house. The State […] READ MORE

Explosive growth for Townsville’s northern suburbs but infrastructure struggles to keep pace

5 October 2023 In recent years, Townsville’s population has boomed with a growth of 164 per cent between June 2022 and June 2023, and the northern suburbs including Bushland Beach, Burdell, Mount Low and Deeragun have proven popular amongst those who have decided to call Townsville home. With families and businesses flocking to the area, […] READ MORE

Revenue raising bonanza under proposed new croc laws

25 September 2023 The Palaszczuk Government is considering controversial law changes that would see fines handed down to people who ignore crocodile warning signs or engage in risky behaviour around crocodiles. Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto said the new laws had potential to make criminals out of just about […] READ MORE