Merry Christmas Hinchinbrook

22 December 2022 Merry Christmas Hinchinbrook, may the festive season bring happiness and joy to you and your family. Christmas is a special time of year for traditions, giving, family and friends. It is easy to be caught up in the celebration and retail side of Christmas but it is important to remember the true […] READ MORE

New Federal EPA: Nothing more than a bottomless pit of over regulation

13 December 2022 The Federal Government’s decision to establish an independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) armed with heavy handed and domineering powers should have all developers and those in agriculture deeply concerned according to Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MP’s. The announcement of the new EPA as well as a myriad of other measures, is part […] READ MORE

Dungeness Seawall: Deputy Premier “Shows us the Money”

2 December 2022 The Deputy Premier has come good on a previous commitment to support the crucial seawall at the entrance of Enterprise Channel, Lucinda. During Parliament on Friday, the Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and Deputy Premier, Steven Miles, committed to cover the cost for the final studies required to […] READ MORE

Governments will sacrifice agriculture to “save” the reef

1 December 2022 The State and Federal Labor Governments have confirmed that they will bow down to the United Nations at the cost of Queensland’s agricultural industry following the release of the most recent UNESCO report recommending that the Great Barrier Reef (“GBR”) be added to the ‘in danger’ list. On Monday, UNESCO (United Nations […] READ MORE

Failed leadership in police ranks on track to continue

22 November 2022   Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, has lashed out at the Palaszczuk Government over the controversial response to the recent 400-page report following an inquiry into Queensland Police responses to domestic violence and an organisational culture of sexism, racism and misogyny. The report, prepared by Judge […] READ MORE

Youth crime is organised crime: Dametto

15 November 2022 Townsville saw scenes of chaos once again on the weekend as “organised” youth crime groups terrorised the streets damaging cars and property and leaving behind a trail of devastation. The latest crime spree occurred on the eve of a visit by the Queensland Premier who was visiting Townsville to make a hydrogen […] READ MORE

Lucinda: State Government on board to build seawall

  Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and Deputy Premier, Steven Miles, this week confirmed the Queensland Government’s support for the construction of a seawall at the entrance of Enterprise Channel, Lucinda. Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto used Question Time this week to call on the […] READ MORE

Have your say – KAP Biofuels Bill

  Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP is calling on the biofuels industry, motorists and interested stakeholders to have their say on the KAP Liquid Fuel Supply (Minimum Biobased Petrol Content) Amendment Bill 2022 (“the Bill”) which is currently open for submissions. The Hinchinbrook MP introduced the Bill into Parliament in mid-October. […] READ MORE

KAP floats sweeping Youth Justice changes: “Do the crime, do the time”

Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs have floated sweeping changes to the Queensland Youth Justice Act that would see violent juvenile offenders charged with committing rape, murder or causing grievous bodily harm tried as adults. Under the same proposal, mandatory minimum sentencing would apply for youth offenders convicted of unlawful use of motor vehicle, burglary or […] READ MORE

Not “sufficient and sustainable” says Health Minister

28 October 2022 Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto will continue to lobby the State Labor Government to deliver much needed medical equipment in the form of a CT scanner to the Ingham Hospital. During Question Time, the Hinchinbrook MP asked the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, Yvette D’Ath, if […] READ MORE