Cardwell dredge project needs priority funding

DREDGING for Cardwell’s One Mile Creek will be fully funded if Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) finds itself in a position of power to form government after this year’s State election, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said the people of Cardwell were “sick and tired” of the years of neglect shown by consecutive State […] READ MORE

Rental laws must not punish battlers: KAP

  Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs will vehemently oppose the Palaszczuk Government’s Special COVID-19 Protections for Residential Tenants and Owners, unless significant changes are made that ensure the rights of property owners are also protected. The special measures, which are understood to be due before the Queensland Parliament next Wednesday, contain a raft of protections […] READ MORE

KAP secures big win for licensed firearms owners

A RELENTLESS lobbying effort spearheaded by Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs along with the firearms industry has resulted in a series of crucial firearm license codes needed for land management finally being declared exempt from the State Government’s trading restrictions. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto was pleased with the government’s backdown last night, which will allow […] READ MORE

Firearm restrictions no help in stopping swine fever

WILD pigs potentially carrying the deadly African Swine Fever will be left free to roam on properties without exemptions for two key firearm license code variants, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said today’s announcement that Biosecurity Queensland was accelerating critical preparedness activities following the detection of swine fever in the southern highlands of […] READ MORE

COVID-19 has small business on the ropes

STATE Katter’s Australian Party MP’s have heard the call of thousands of Queensland businesses in desperate need for financial assistance, urging the State Government to chip in by opening up grants to help small businesses struggling with mounting outgoing costs. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said the Federal Government’s JobKeeper package would go a long way […] READ MORE

Labor bungles firearm exemptions

  A KEY firearms license held by many shooters working on rural properties has been left off the State Labor Government’s list of trading exemptions given to firearms dealers and armourers. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said his office had been inundated yet again with phone calls from rural property owners, leaseholders and those who work […] READ MORE

Government folds under firearms industry pressure

QUEENSLAND’S licensed firearms dealers and armourers have had a partial win for common sense after the State Labor Government backflipped on a decision to shut them down. Facing relentless pressure from the agricultural and professional shooting industries, State Agricultural Industry Development Minister Mark Furner announced the policy change late this morning, with a directive from […] READ MORE

Small businesses crushed after State bans firearm sales

LEGITIMATE firearm dealers across Queensland are reeling after the State’s Chief Health Officer issued a directive to shut them down without any clear explanation. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto was outraged at the move, saying it would deprive property owners of the ability to purchase ammunition and new guns to stave off feral pests. “This is […] READ MORE

Foreign asset sales the next potential pandemic

AUSTRALIA must be protected from adverse foreign investment and any asset sales to overseas interests should not be allowed to occur during or directly after the coronavirus pandemic, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said he was extremely concerned about foreign investors “swooping in” and buying Australian-owned assets such as homes, factories or farmland […] READ MORE

Ports ban a blow to live export trade

A knee-jerk decision by the State Labor Government to implement a blanket shut down of all Queensland ports to foreign ships until they go through a two-week quarantine period could see North Queensland lose millions of dollars from the local live export industry. Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs have called out Maritime Safety Queensland’s (MSQ’s) […] READ MORE