As an elected politician, a very big portion of my trade is dealing with issues, problems and, sometimes, very difficult stories of human hardship, suffering and loss. A particular story, brought to me on the weekend by a local constituent, has not left my mind since...
Katter’s Australian Party MPs have this evening supported a motion of no-confidence in the Queensland Health Minister, saying the state’s public health system was in the ‘too hard basket’ and was failing the frail, sick and vulnerable in their time of need. After speaking to the...
The small town community of Charters Towers has been left reeling after more than 150 jobs were lost overnight following the recent shut-down of Thalanga Mine, local State Member for Traeger Robbie Katter has said. Mr Katter said he was alarmed to learn that Cromarty Resources’...
Queensland’s Blue Card system has been labelled a “modern-day injustice” for First Australian people living in remote communities, but the Palaszczuk Labor Government has no intention of taking on the task of its reform, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. Speaking...
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has demanded Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk join the growing synopsis of state leaders calling on the Albanese Government to immediately implement a national gas reserve policy. And the reserve policy should extend to coal and, in preparation...
A 2,000-strong jobs boom that would double the population of a mid-west town and inject an extra $170 million of annual gross agricultural production into the Queensland economy hangs in the balance, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has warned. Mr Katter...
Queensland councils have collectively endorsed a new model of detention that would see young criminals sent to remote properties to serve out their sentences and engage in therapeutic and intense “bush therapy". The approach, commonly referred to as Relocation Sentencing, has long been touted by North...
Ahead of National Barramundi Day tomorrow (21st October), Queensland fishers, restaurateurs and pro-Aussie politicians are imploring the Palaszczuk Labor Government to lead the way on Country-of-Original-Labelling (CoOL) labelling laws. A bill currently before the Queensland Parliament, known as the Food (Labelling of Seafood) Amendment Bill 2021,...
The Katter’s Australian Party will lobby the Palaszczuk Labor Government to provide legal protections to victims of crime, arguing the current system makes “criminals out of innocent people” whilst providing a hall pass to violent, recidivist juvenile offenders. KAP Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter said...
The key is finally starting to turn on repurposing more than 100 abandoned hostel units in a Charters Towers aged care facility as accommodation to help alleviate the state-wide housing shortage. Townsville Hospital and Health Service (THHS) recently confirmed with Member for Traeger and Katter’s Australian...