Youth Crime – Op Ed from Nick Dametto MP

16 February 2023   The Palaszczuk Government is struggling under the pressure of the youth crime crisis and rightly so. As the first sitting week of Queensland Parliament quickly approaches, the frustration of Queenslanders is starting to show as many seriously question what sort of leadership they have found themselves under. Since the tragic stabbing […] READ MORE

A national firearm register won’t prevent future tragedies

13 February 2023 Katter’s Australian Party and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has called out those who have pledged support for a national firearms register to explain how it would have prevented last year’s triple shooting tragedy in Wieambilla which saw two police officers and a civilian gunned down with illegal weapons. The Hinchinbrook MP, who […] READ MORE

Grower concern rises in wake of Sugar Terminal Limited announcement

8 February 2023 Last month’s announcement by Sugar Terminals Limited (“STL”) that the company will be insourcing its sugar terminal operations has left cane grower groups outraged as they demand more clarity from the corporate sugar giant as to what the future will hold for sugar growers. STL, which owns six sugar export terminals along […] READ MORE

Westpac walks away from regional Queensland

6 February 2023 The alarming trend of regional bank closures is making it increasingly difficult for non-metropolitan based businesses and residents to access their banking needs. The latest announcement from Westpac to close its doors in Ingham from the 19th of May this year has left customers and bank employees high and dry. Branches in […] READ MORE

Regional patients at a loss from inadequate travel subsidy

1 February 2023 Thousands of regional Queenslanders who travel vast distances to receive medical treatment unavailable to them in their hometowns are being let down by Queensland Health which has not increased the Patient Transport Subsidy Scheme (“PTSS”) for the past 10 years, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have said. Under the PTSS, patients can apply […] READ MORE

Queensland in death spiral as kid crims reign free: KAP

23 January 2023 Another Queensland life has been tragically lost to youth crime, enraging Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs who said the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s perverse apathy towards the crisis has left Queensland communities in a “death spiral”. At the weekend, a 43-year-old man was stabbed to death less than a kilometre from his home […] READ MORE

South-east corner gets a taste of croc problem

20 January 2023 Throughout North Queensland, and extending as far south as Stradbroke Island, there have been more than 105 crocodile sightings in the last month, sparking calls by Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs for the Government to stop prioritising crocodiles over human lives and get serious about crocodile management. KAP Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook […] READ MORE

Youth Justice Act reforms must address kid rapists

19 January 2023 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto is eagerly awaiting the resumption of State Parliament when it is anticipated the Palaszczuk Government will introduce new legislation labelled as the “most comprehensive response to youth crime in Queensland”. The suite of “tough laws” was announced by the Premier in […] READ MORE

Local Forrest Beach children call for BMX track upgrades

18 January 2023 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto visited the Forrest Beach BMX tracks after being invited by a young local to inspect the facilities and discuss funding options for the beachside track. More than fifteen young BMX enthusiasts attended the track to meet Mr Dametto as well as […] READ MORE

Frances Creek Driver Reviver to close as death toll soars

10 January 2023 Last year the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) announced that more than half of Queensland’s Driver Reviver sites, including the newly refurbished Frances Creek site south of Ingham, will close this year because they no longer meet health and safety regulations and are financially unviable. The Frances Creek Driver Reviver […] READ MORE