Queensland strikes right balance on “big kids’ toys”: Dametto

16/07/2021 Queensland’s measured approach to the thriving gel blaster industry should be an example to other states who have opted for draconian measures that outlaw or severely restrict what is fundamentally a toy, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. Mr Dametto said that he, and the KAP, believed in the core […] READ MORE

Dametto shines a light on road safety

13 July 2021 Nick Dametto, Member for Hinchinbrook has written to Transport and Main Roads Minister, Mark Bailey to suggest a public communication campaign for motorists to use their hazards lights when stationary on highways. “Recently, two young men and a woman tragically lost their lives in a double incident on the Bruce Highway. I […] READ MORE

KAP EXTENDS NQ INVITATION TO DISPLACED NRL TEAMS

12 July 2021 Katter’s Australian Party MPs have extended an invitation to move North to the 12 southern and overseas NRL teams that will spend the next month playing in Queensland. Boasting die-hard league fans, Queensland’s newest stadium, the best winter weather on offer in Australia and no active cases of COVID-19, KAP Hinchinbrook MP […] READ MORE

PRIVACY LOSS JUST A TAP AWAY FROM TODAY, KAP WARNS

    9 July 2021 Police should be prohibited from accessing QR code data associated with people’s movements if the State Government is to retain community confidence that its mandatory app is for the sole purpose of contact tracing, Katter’s Australian Party Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. The State Government’s ‘Check In Qld’ app […] READ MORE

Aged Care Retention Payment Needs Expansion

11/07/2021 Nick Dametto, Member for Hinchinbrook has written to Health and Aged Care Minister Greg Hunt to request the Aged Care Retention Payment be extended to all aged care workers. “I was shocked to hear that the Aged Care Extension Payment was only applicable to registered nurses, allied health workers and those that work directly […] READ MORE

Petition launch: Offset the Qld Olympic waste and invest in NQ nation building fund

9/7/2021 A PETITION calling on the Parliament to create a nation building fund to offset negative impacts on regional Queensland of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics has been launched by Nick Dametto, Member for Hinchinbrook and Founder of Our Fair Share, Colin Dwyer in Townsville today. “This is another example of the Government neglecting regional Queenslanders. […] READ MORE

Dametto asks Minister to guarantee Child Safety paedophile never happens again

9/7/2021 Nick Dametto, Member for Hinchinbrook is disgusted and alarmed at ABC Background Briefing reports that the Queensland Department of Child Safety paid convicted paedophile Bob Montgomery almost $70,000 as an expert psychologist on 21 cases, to assess the risks of paedophiles to children in its care. “I’ve today written to the Queensland Minister for Children […] READ MORE

Queensland hospitality desperate for workers

The hospitality sector in regional Queensland is being forced to cut back on trading hours and in some cases cease trading by a dire shortage of chefs and hospitality workers. Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto has written to the Federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs and the Queensland Treasurer raising his […] READ MORE

GANGS SHOULD BE GOVT’S GUN FOCUS: DAMETTO

The Palaszczuk Labor Government and its bureaucracy’s obsession with punishing law-abiding firearm owners like sports shooters and farmers is allowing gang-related gun crime to fester in south-east Queensland, Katter’s Australian Party Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has warned. Citing recently-published Queensland Police Service data that shows gang-related activity associated with concealable firearms has risen significantly alongside […] READ MORE

RSPCA turns 150: Pets over profits

5 July 2021 RSPCA Australia is turning 150 and Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto said it was time the RSPCA went back to their founding value of looking after animals, not looking after their profits. The RSPCA Queensland posted a profit of $8.7M in 2019-2020.  Around 42 per cent of revenue comes from community donations, […] READ MORE