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Senate Inquiry into Bank Closures in Regional Australia Extended

Senate Inquiry into Bank Closures in Regional Australia Extended

Westpac customers in regional areas including Ingham, Tully and Cloncurry will have some further reprieve as the Senate Inquiry into bank closures in regional Australia extends into mid-2024. Earlier this year, the major bank announced that it planned to close eight...

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NICK DAMETTO MP MEDIA RELEASE – GILL NET BANS

NICK DAMETTO MP MEDIA RELEASE – GILL NET BANS

Final days: Fresh caught barramundi off the menu By this time next week, the barramundi season will be closed on Queensland’s east-coast and with gill net bans coming into effect on 31 December, this is the last week many commercial fishers will operate. The future of...

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Leaked letter the blueprint for NQ’s destruction: KAP

Leaked letter the blueprint for NQ’s destruction: KAP

A leaked letter outlining the Commonwealth Labor Government’s plans to hang Australia farmers, fishers and battlers out to dry in order to appease international elites has been described as the “blueprint for regional destruction” by furious North Queensland-based...

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