KAP warns Government on sugar (tax) addiction

4th February 2022 A campaign launched by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) agitating for the Australian government to put a tax on sugar has been met with heavy criticism by Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Member for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto MP. The AMA’s social media campaign is the latest push by the doctor’s lobby […] READ MORE

Car-jacking incident a new low for besieged city: Dametto

27th January 2022 Townsville’s crime crisis has succumbed to a new low, with sleepy Bushland Beach the scene of a terrifying car-jacking that saw a teenage girl robbed at gun-point this morning. Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said the incident, which occurred at the Mount Low Parkway just before 11.30am, […] READ MORE

Fuel retailers given hall pass on State’s ethanol mandate

24th January 2022 Almost half of all fuel retailers operating in Queensland have been exempt from the State’s ethanol mandate at any given time, signalling a failure of the current policy and the shallow degree to which the Palaszczuk Labor Government is committed to the biofuels sector. Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP […] READ MORE

Time for Qld to check out of compulsory tracing app: KAP

21st January 2022 Redundant compliance measures such as the Check-In Queensland app must be ditched as the State moves towards the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic – living with the virus – Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. Mr Dametto said the State Government had tested the public’s […] READ MORE

Dametto pushes south east QLD home buyers to relocate as prices soar

January 17th, 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto is encouraging home buyers to make regional Queensland home as prices soar in the state’s south east. Mr Dametto is also urging the State Government to expand the First Home Owners’ Grant to support people making the move. According to QBE’s […] READ MORE

Statement – Nick Dametto MP

13th January 2022 The banking and financial services company ANZ has informed NQIB that they will be removing the automated teller machine (ATM) that is currently located at NQIB in Lannercost Street, Ingham. This ATM will not be replaced as allegedly the usage of the ATM did not warrant it continuing to operate. I am […] READ MORE

Dametto calls for specialised DV Queensland Police Officers

11th January 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has criticised the Palaszczuk Labor Government for failing to ensure police numbers have kept up with population rises and increased demands on Queensland Police Services (QPS). Following statistics that show Queensland frontline police officers are spending 40 per cent of their […] READ MORE

KAP calls for housing submissions from regional and rural Queenslanders

6th January 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto is calling on the community to get their voices heard regarding the current housing and homelessness issues in the Hinchinbrook and Traeger electorates. The Productivity Commission is conducting a review of the National Housing and Homeless Agreement (the Agreement) which examines […] READ MORE

Don’t let consultation process be “white-washed by inner-city greenies”

5th January 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto is urging rural and regional Queenslanders to have their say on the future of environmental regulation in Queensland. Consultation is under way about the possible establishment of an independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Queensland. The consultation seeks to understand the […] READ MORE

State’s reputation in shambles over Spanish Mackerel stocks

December 21st, 2021 The credibility of Queensland Fisheries is in shambles as consumers stare down the barrel of losing access to one of their most-loved species of fish, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. Mr Dametto said Queenslander’s commercial fishing sector had been warned that their commercial take […] READ MORE