Environment

KATTER CALLS ON QLD GOVT TO PROTECT GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN FROM GREEDY GLENCORE

Friday, 15 Dec, 2023

Queensland’s new “green” Premier needs to ensure Glencore’s greedy hands are kept off the Great Artesian Basin (GAB) and that the Swiss-based company is meeting its environmental and social obligations across the State, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. Glencore is currently seeking environmental approval for a three-year trial […]

State environment department’s dismal record revealed ahead of carbon capture decision

Thursday, 14 Dec, 2023

KATTER’S Australian Party MP Bob Katter says given its track record in North Queensland, the State Government should have no right to destroy more of Queensland’s “nature wonderland” as it considers a trial to dump waste materials into the Great Artesian Basin. The Queensland Government is expected to make a call in early 2024 on […]

Letter to the Editor: Safeguard Mechanism Bill isn’t ‘saving’ anything

Thursday, 23 Mar, 2023

There are a number of flaws with the Federal Government’s Safeguard Mechanism Bill which supposedly promises to reduce emissions, with “no financial impact.”

KNUTH CALLS FOR MASS CULLS OF FERAL ANIMALS IN QUEENSLAND

Tuesday, 7 Mar, 2023

State Member for Hill Shane Knuth has hit out at the Queensland Government for "falling asleep on the job" when it comes to eradicating feral animals, despite continual calls to action from the KAP, councils and property owners in North Queensland.

Doomagee in everyday essentials crisis: Katter

Thursday, 2 Mar, 2023

The closure of Savannah Way due to long-term flooding has left the town of Doomadgee without everyday essentials and skyrocketing prices.

CROCODILE ISSUES CAN NO LONGER BE IGNORED

Thursday, 23 Feb, 2023

Member for Hill Shane Knuth has today hit out at the State Government for their lack of urgency towards the growing risk of crocodile attacks and sightings in the Far North, likening it to their apathy on youth crime.