KAP MAKES MOVES TO COMBAT YOUTH CRIME

16 March 2023 The Palaszczuk Government failed Queenslanders and all victims of youth crime today when they declined to allow amendments to be introduced into Parliament that would have created meaningful change and curbed the youth crime epidemic. Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) sought to introduce their amendments to the Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023 to […] READ MORE

SCHOOL BUS SUPERVISION NECESSARY FOR CHILD SAFETY

10 March 2023 The safety of Queensland school children aboard school buses should be the highest priority according to Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and State Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto who is calling for all school buses to have an adult chaperone on board who can assist bus drivers and supervise behaviour and […] READ MORE

Northern suburbs gridlock needs fast-tracked solution

27 February 2023 The population explosion in Townsville’s Northern suburbs has created traffic mayhem for commuters who travel this section of highway on a daily basis, but now frustrated residents and road users are being called upon to back a petition to urge Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey to fast-track the necessary road […] READ MORE

KAP: Have your say on new youth justice reforms before it’s too late

23 February 2023 Katter’s Australian Party MPs have accused Labor of trying to “whitewash” the community consultation process relating to the Government’s proposed youth justice laws. Earlier this week the State Labor Government introduced new youth crime legislation into the Parliament and provided the public only three days’ notice to provide feedback and submissions in […] READ MORE

KAP’s pledge to make North’s crime crisis cries heard in Parliament

20 February 2023 With the Queensland Parliament sitting tomorrow for the first time in three months, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs are promising to set the bar high for action on the youth crime scrouge destroying lives and lifestyle across the state. Speaking from Parliament House on Monday, KAP Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter […] READ MORE

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