Premier considers KAP water tariff reduction plan

PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed her government is considering a game-changing proposal from Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) that could dramatically boost farming and inject millions into Queensland’s economy. When asked at a press conference this morning whether the government was considering the proposal to cut State government water tariffs by 25 per cent for farmers, […] READ MORE

JobSeeker scheme needs a refocus

THE Federal Government’s JobSeeker program needs to be better targeted in order to encourage people back into the local workforce, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said his office had fielded several calls from frustrated small business owners who were at their wits’ end in trying to find staff, with owners blaming the supplement […] READ MORE

Olympics money better spent on the North

THE waste of $4.5 billion on a “frivolous” Olympics bid for Brisbane could be far better spent on projects that would turbocharge North Queensland, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said every North Queenslander had a right to demand the State Labor Government “end the south-east’s self-indulgence” and divert bid funding for game-changing infrastructure […] READ MORE

Dametto keeps up pressure on hospital upgrades

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has taken his fight for a dialysis unit and CT scanner at Ingham Hospital straight to Queensland’s top political leaders. During high powered meetings with Health Minister Steven Miles and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk last week, Mr Dametto demanded better health services for Ingham Hospital, including a satellite dialysis machine and a […] READ MORE

KAP secures $3 billion fund access for agriculture, resources

STATE Treasurer Cameron Dick has revealed Queensland’s agriculture and resource sectors will be eligible for the government’s $3 billion stimulus package, following pressure from Katter’s Australian Party. Attending this morning’s Economics and Governance Committee’s inquiry into the government’s COVID-19 Fiscal and Economic Review, Hinchinbrook MP Dametto asked the Treasurer whether the agricultural and resource sectors […] READ MORE

Wheels in motion for bike trail proposal

A VISIONARY proposal for Cardwell to become a world-leading mountain bike destination has received the enthusiastic backing of Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, as the project takes another step forward. Mr Dametto said he was excited internationally renowned specialist agency World Trail had been appointed by Cassowary Coast Regional Council to commence feasibility investigations. “This represents […] READ MORE

Water tariff reduction needed to help cane farmers

A 25 per cent reduction in State Government water tariffs for farmers could boost Queensland’s economy by as much as $220 million over the next four years, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said while Labor was preoccupied with Queensland hosting the AFL Grand Final, the benefits of such an event were “short-sighted” when […] READ MORE

Cane lobby groups go soft on Labor’s Reef regs

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has labelled sugar cane lobby groups “asleep at the wheel” for having so far failed to acknowledge a Katter’s Australian Party Bill that will repeal Labor’s farm destroying reef regulations. Mr Dametto accepted Canegrowers had come out in a recent media statement endorsing an LNP commitment for a “review” into the […] READ MORE

Police petition demands fast-tracked response

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has called on the State Government to fast-track their response to a parliamentary e-petition that would give proper recognition to police officers who have died by suicide after it was tabled this morning. Mr Dametto said with the government going into caretaker mode on October 6, Police Minister Mark Ryan should […] READ MORE

Foreign contractors suck up taxpayers’ money

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto says Australians should be “absolutely appalled” by the conduct of State and Federal governments in allowing foreign-owned multinationals to profiteer off the majority of big-ticket projects while Australian companies suffer. Mr Dametto said figures from lobby group Australian Owned Contractors (AOC), which revealed nearly 80 per cent of large public infrastructure […] READ MORE