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...
The cash-strapped Queensland Government need to follow Victoria’s lead and address the cost-of-living crisis by cancelling Brisbane’s plans to host the 2032 Olympic Games, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. Mr Katter said Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk needed to “read the...
More than 2,500 young criminals, indicted for crimes that involve violence, robbery and drug use, would walk scot-free each year if Queensland advocates for raising the criminal age of responsibility got their way, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has warned. Mr Katter...
A frustrated Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter will write to Queensland Child Safety Minister Craig Crawford, as well as the Parliament’s bipartisan Community Services and Safety Committee, calling for a sweeping inquiry into the State’s broken “resi-care” program. Mr Katter said...
North Queensland’s tourism season is well underway, but small local businesses are reporting one of the slowest starts in years with visitors merely trickling through the doors. The continuous rising cost of living combined with the prospect of international travel following COVID-19 and incorrect information regarding...
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Member for Traeger Robbie Katter is elevating community demand for a new hospital in Charters Towers by sponsoring a petition launched by Charters Towers Regional Council. The petition, posted to the Queensland Parliament website and distributed locally, had already gathered 648...