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KAP calls on Minister to scrap gillnet fishing bans

KAP calls on Minister to scrap gillnet fishing bans

The Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) is calling on the Fisheries Minister, Mark Furner MP to immediately withdraw the decision to ban gillnets in areas of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) from 31 December 2023. The calls come amidst rising industry tension leading into the...

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OP-ED Proposed Knife Bans – A Blunt Tool Against Youth Crime

OP-ED Proposed Knife Bans – A Blunt Tool Against Youth Crime

Draft laws are expected to be introduced into the Queensland Parliament before the end of the year that will seek to ban the sale of knives, replica firearms, gel blasters and other bladed items to minors. The proposed new laws stem from a spate of serious knife...

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Youth crime too tough for Labor

Youth crime too tough for Labor

The Queensland Labor Government have confirmed they won’t be coming out with any new strategies to try and reduce youth crime as Youth Justice Minister Di Farmer lays the blame on the judiciary for failing to adequately impose Parliament’s laws. In Townsville on the...

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KAP Candidate Promises to put Mundingburra Back on Track

KAP Candidate Promises to put Mundingburra Back on Track

Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) have gone to new heights to announce their candidate for Mundingburra, Mr Michael Pugh. Mr Pugh is a father who has a work history ranging from managerial positions in the petroleum industry to the disability sector. He is no stranger...

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KATTERS CALL OUT QLD ON BUSHFIRE CULPABILITY

KATTERS CALL OUT QLD ON BUSHFIRE CULPABILITY

Rural Fire Service (RFS) volunteer numbers have been allowed to nearly halve in the past two decades, exposing outback Queensland to indefensible risk and undermining the narrative that governments are genuinely concerned by the rate of natural disasters increasing...

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