The “Spirit of Australia” has become a bastardized, corporate behemoth that can only be redeemed by being returned to hands of the people, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. Following a tumultuous few weeks for Qantas, including the early departure...
Queensland is on the precipice of long-overdue youth crime reform with the release of an alternative sentencing model that would send recidivist offenders to the bush to complete intense, long-term rehabilitation programs coinciding with hundreds of angry residents marching on Parliament House today. Earlier this week,...
The sparse and lonely outback may be the only beacon of hope left for Queensland communities and residents besieged by youth crime, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs have said. The North Queensland-based party has today released a 16-page document stating their case for change; a copy,...
Two Far North leaders are calling for the protection and expansion of Australia’s fertiliser assets as Indonesian interest in the prized commodity looms. With all countries facing food security challenges, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) is calling for governments to seriously consider Reserve Resource Policies, in response to Indonesia...
The “pig-headed” Palaszczuk Labor Government has unfortunately put publicity ahead of the public interest, with Minister Mark Furner’s recent claim the carve-up and cart-off of the former Longreach Pastoral College a “good news story”; a kick in the guts to all regional Queensland. That’s according to...
Government MPs would be banned from asking certain questions and Ministers forced to table pre-written responses in what Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has described as a necessary shake-up of the Queensland Parliament’s “undemocratic” Estimates process. Mr Katter said the annual...
Outback communities across Queensland are doomed to remain dry and under-developed as a result of the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s “dam-phobia”, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. The outback MP, fresh from questioning Queensland Water Minister Glenn Butcher during Budget Estimates...
The community-led battle to save the mining town of Glenden from impending demolition represents a “sliding door” moment for the Queensland Government, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter said. Mr Katter, who lives in the North-West mining community of Mount Isa and has...
Swathes of prime Australian agricultural land will be lost to the “renewables revolution” being imposed on the public by State and Federal Governments, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has warned. Mr Katter said Australians, who were increasingly unable to afford their...
The proposed “Edmonton jail” for juvenile offenders, which could cost up to $500 million[1] for just 35-40 beds, would do little than more than burn a hole in the pocket of Queensland taxpayers, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. Mr...