PREMIER MUST STEP IN OVER PAY DOCKING DISGRACE

23 August 2022 Katter’s Australian Party MPs have called for the Premier and Queensland Education Minister to immediately intervene in the “demoralizing and farcical” disciplinary action being taken by its education department that would see the pay of teachers who chose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 docked over 18 weeks. The hundreds of State-employed […] READ MORE

Dametto calls for matched funding to resolve Herbert River erosion impacts

23rd August 2022 State Member for Hinchinbrook and Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto is calling for $1.2 million matched funding to assist Hinchinbrook’s landowners to address the erosion impacts along the Herbert River. Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon has announced the State Labor Government will fund $1.2 million for a range of on-ground remediation […] READ MORE

Record coral cover best indicator on reef health: Dametto

4th August 2022 With Great Barrier Reef (GBR) coral cover reportedly at record levels, Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has taken aim at the State Labor Government over farm-destroying Reef Regulations that were introduced to appease inner-city Greens groups. Results of the latest Australian Institute of Marine […] READ MORE

Croc report of Queensland Crocodile Management Program lacks bite

4th August 2022   The recommendations in the recent review of the Queensland Crocodile Management Program fails to protect North Queenslanders and proposes to put the responsibility back onto the community, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has said. The Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Hon. […] READ MORE

Last chance to have your say: Spanish mackerel fishery

3rd August 2022   Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, is calling on the community to provide feedback on possible management options for the east coast Spanish mackerel fishery in the final round of consultation before submissions close, Friday 5 August. Mr Dametto said there would be devastating impacts for […] READ MORE

Raising the age of criminal responsibility, a hall pass for youth offenders

2nd August 2022 Raising the age of criminal responsibility, a hall pass for youth offenders With the number of Queensland’s serious juvenile offenders between the ages of 12 and 16 increasing, Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto is urging the Palaszczuk Government not to consider raising the age […] READ MORE

Home ownership to aide housing crisis: Dametto

31st July 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, has reiterated his calls to amend the First Home Owners’ Grant (FHOG) following Queensland’s peak real estate body pointing the finger at the State Government for the ongoing housing crisis.[1] Under Mr Dametto’s proposed amendments, first home buyers would be able […] READ MORE

Stats prove Ingham Hospital requires a CT Scanner

27th July 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, is demanding the State Labor Government coughs up funding for a computed tomography (CT) scanner for Ingham Hospital following the Minister revealing the high demand. The Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services, Yvette D’Ath, confirmed that the local provider […] READ MORE

Townsville Region Bleeds Blood Donation Potential

25th July 2022 It’s a gift that can save up to three lives per donation, but giving blood in Townsville hasn’t been possible since Lifeblood’s only Townsville Donor Centre went Plasma only in 2017. The decision is one Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto is perplexed by, calling […] READ MORE

Local Labor MP’s M.I.A. on Crime: Dametto

25th July 2022   Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto is sick and tired of being asked ‘where the hell are they?’ by the community in relation to Townsville’s three Labor MP’s record on crime. Just like the rest of Townsville, the Hinchinbrook MP woke to the news of the […] READ MORE