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

Pleas from victims of youth crime can no longer be ignored

Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto delivered a strong and emotive message during Parliament this week on behalf of victims of crime as he called on the State Labor Government to stand up and address the youth crime pandemic in Townsville and other areas. The Hinchinbrook MP said that the […] READ MORE

Finger pointing on flood immunity delays won’t float well

Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has taken aim at both the Federal and State Governments for failing to deliver on an essential flood immunity project south of Tully. The surrounding areas between Dallachy Road and Dean Road, on the Bruce Highway at Tully, are inundated with flood water every wet […] READ MORE

Government leaves North Queensland up Buy Back creek without a paddle

  North Queensland property owners who are frequently affected by flooding have been ignored by the State Government as they fail to extend the Voluntary Home Buy Back Program to include North Queensland. Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto said his calls on the State and Federal Governments […] READ MORE

COLLECTIVE CALLS GROW TO SEND KID CRIMS BUSH

Queensland councils have collectively endorsed a new model of detention that would see young criminals sent to remote properties to serve out their sentences and engage in therapeutic and intense “bush therapy. The approach, commonly referred to as Relocation Sentencing, has long been touted by North Queensland-based Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs as “circuit-breaker solution” […] READ MORE