KAP warns against “Budget for Brisbane” 

7 June 2023  Billions of dollars will be poured in the State’s coffers by coal and mining royalties in the coming financial year, prompting Katter’s Australian Party KAP MPs to call on all rural and regional politicians to back their communities before Brisbane ahead of next week’s Queensland State Budget. The 2023-24 Budget will be […] READ MORE

Labor Unites to Cripple Queensland’s Wild Caught Seafood Industry

7 June 2023 A decision by the State and Federal Labor Governments to reduce commercial fishing activities in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has sent shockwaves throughout the industry with plans to ban all gillnet fishing by mid-2027. CEO of the Queensland Seafood Industry Association (‘QSIA’), David Bobberman, said the bans – to take […] READ MORE

Port Hinchinbrook – Right Project, Wrong Time

7 June 2023 The normalisation of Port Hinchinbrook at Cardwell continues however, after a lengthy due diligence process the marina property and freehold land which is the property of Passage Holdings Limited will remain under the control of liquidators after Queensland development company, Consolidated Properties Group, made the commercial decision to not enter into a […] READ MORE

State Government misses the mark on housing crisis

2 June 2023 A recent survey conducted by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) showed that 80 per cent of landlords were considering selling their investment properties due to the threat of further rent reforms by the State Labor Government. In October 2021, the Palaszczuk Government passed Stage 1 of the rental law reforms […] READ MORE

Shock report echoes KAP sentiments for Relocation Sentencing

30 May 2023 A report published today by the Justice Reform Initiative highlights the ineffectiveness of Queensland’s traditional correctional and detention systems and supports principles of alterative detention models with a focus on alcohol and drug treatment.[1] Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto, said the report reinforced many of the […] READ MORE

Health Minister committed to Ingham CT scanner

26 May 2023 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, wasted no time in parliament this week meeting staff of the newly appointed Health Minister and also directing a Question Without Notice to the Minister during Question Time on Thursday. The Hinchinbrook MP has tirelessly lobbied the State Labor Government for […] READ MORE

Palaszczuk Government writes another YJ hall pass

24 May 2023 Legislation was passed in the Queensland Parliament this week making various changes to corrective services legislation within Queensland. One such change was to criminalise the act of adult prisoners gaining access to restricted areas of correctional centres, namely rooftops. The Corrective Services (Emerging Technologies and Security) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 […] READ MORE

KAP seeks Security of Nation Building Infrastructure in Exchange for Olympics

23 May 2023 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) have joined forces with other members of the Queensland crossbench to fight for better nation building infrastructure in the regions. The combined crossbench statement was a united stance between KAP, Stephen Andrews (PON), Noosa Independent MP Sandy Bolton and the Greens. The crossbench are seeking a cap on […] READ MORE

Cabinet shake up won’t fix North Queensland woes

17 May 2023 As Labor’s long overdue cabinet reshuffle unfolds, Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto holds little faith that the cabinet redesign will have the desired impact on crime, health and housing in the north. Further details are yet to unfold but indications so far are that Yvette D’Ath and […] READ MORE

 KAP calls for tougher crocodile population management control

8 May 2023 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) are calling on the State Government to create a Queensland Crocodile Authority (QCA), based in Cairns to self-manage crocodile populations in the north. Speaking from Cairns today, State Member for Hill Shane Knuth said the party has been long-term advocates for significant changes to the management plan to […] READ MORE