Thursday, 23 Nov, 2023
North and central Queenslanders have been short-changed to the tune of around $80 million worth of First Home Owner Grants (FHOG) when compared to the spendathon provided to the State’s south-east corner since 2015. Yesterday, the Palaszczuk Labor Government announced it would double the value of the FHOG to $30,000 up to 2025, describing the […]
Read moreThursday, 23 Nov, 2023
KATTER’S Australian Party MP Bob Katter is backing Mount Isa’s calls for the Queensland Government to extend its recently-expanded First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) to include existing dwellings in regional and outback localities. The Federal MP has generally spoken out against schemes which increase demand, such as subsidies and grants and has advocated for solutions […]
Read moreMonday, 21 Nov, 2022
Mount Isa residents are expressing their frustrations regarding people crossing the border from Northern Territory and entering Queensland, moving into the beds of the Leichardt River to live, leaving residents wanting more to be done to remove them.
Read moreFriday, 21 Oct, 2022
SALARY-SACRIFICED homes for the dwindling armed forces and restrictions on FIFO mining could resolve the housing crisis in regional Queensland, Kennedy MP Bob Katter says.
Read moreTuesday, 18 Oct, 2022
The key is finally starting to turn on repurposing more than 100 abandoned hostel units in a Charters Towers aged care facility as accommodation to help alleviate the state-wide housing shortage.
Read moreFriday, 14 Oct, 2022
North Queensland property owners who are frequently affected by flooding have been ignored by the State Government as they fail to extend the Voluntary Home Buy Back Program to include North Queensland.
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