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KAP blast Bridle Track Tunnel onto the agenda

KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, and Leichhardt Candidate, Rod Jensen, have done a mock blast signifying their support for the immediate planning and construction of the Bridle Track Tunnel between Cairns and Mareeba/Atherton.   The ALP has promised $200m upgrades for the...

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KAP candidate calls for military base in Bowen

KAP candidate calls for military base in Bowen

Growing concerns over China’s increasing presence in the Pacific Ocean has sparked a call from Katter’s Australian Party candidate for Dawson, Ciaron Paterson, for additional military resources, including a potential navy base, to be located in Bowen.  Mr Paterson...

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KAP puts relocation sentencing on federal agenda

KAP puts relocation sentencing on federal agenda

KATTER’S Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto, and KAP Federal Candidate for Herbert Clynton Hawks have announced plans to take the fight for a relocation sentencing facility for youth crime offenders to the Federal...

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Dametto issues road demands as Woolcock Street grinds to a halt

Dametto issues road demands as Woolcock Street grinds to a halt

North Townsville’s liveability and future potential for growth is being ham-strung by the failure of governments to adequately expand Townsville city’s road network, Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said.   Speaking in the Queensland Parliament last week Mr...

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Copper boom must be sustained with access to cheap electricity

Copper boom must be sustained with access to cheap electricity

KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says a boom of new copper mines opening in the North West Minerals Province, influenced by high commodity prices, will never be fully realised unless mining companies have access to competitively priced power from the proposed Copperstring...

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