Media Releases
6
Jan
2021
Katter responds to ACCC northern Australia insurance inquiry
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter has said a State Government Insurance Office (SGIO) should be re-established, following the release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC)’s final report into northern Australia insurance, which found increasingly high premiums…
21
Dec
2020
Katter remembers Doug Anthony: friend, colleague, mentor
Doug Anthony was part of a most extraordinary family. Dirt poor migrants with absolutely nothing, knocking around the Australian bush. Albeit I was in the state parliament at the time, Doug served with my father and he was a pallbearer at my father’s funeral. Doug’s father…
17
Dec
2020
All Australia Post licensees want for Christmas is the reinstatement of their CEO
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter is urging the Federal Government and the Australia Post Board to reinstate Christine Holgate as CEO of Australia Post before Christmas, and he says the future profitability of the Government owned organisation depends on it. “I’m usually the last…
16
Dec
2020
Victorian public service 'out of control'
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter says the people running the Victorian public service are out of control, after it was revealed a new Inclusive Language Guide states that employees should avoid using terms like ‘husband and wife’ as to not offend non-heterosexual people. “We…
10
Dec
2020
It's time for a referendum, with momentum building for a Nth Qld state: Bob Katter
LONG-TIME advocate of a separate north Queensland state, Kennedy MP, Bob Katter has welcomed the support of Jenny Hill, the Mayor of north Queensland’s biggest city – Townsville, for the cause. Mr Katter said a referendum for a separate territory of north Queensland should…
9
Dec
2020
No more broken promises, Katter demands market gardens now
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter has responded to the Indigenous Affairs-Standing Committee-Report on Food Pricing and Food Security in Remote Indigenous Communities and has demanded that the Morrison Government follow through on recommendation 12, that the Australian Government support local…
8
Dec
2020
Katter questions Qantas outsourcing of 2,000 jobs to Chinese company
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter has used question time to question the decision of Qantas to outsource 2000 ground-handling jobs to a Chinese owned company. Mr Katter questioned whether Attorney-General and Industrial Relations Minister, Christian Porter, would step in to save Australian…
7
Dec
2020
Cashless welfare card sparks social dislocation
BOB Katter, Federal Member for Kennedy has opposed the cashless welfare card trial expansion before the Parliament today, citing internet coverage issues and danger of social dislocation as a result of moving toward a cashless society. In a speech delivered in the House of Representatives…
1
Dec
2020
Chief of Defence Force must be sacked
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter says the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) should be sacked over his recommendation that Meritorious Unit Citations be stripped from our special forces in Afghanistan, and that the CDF’s actions had left Australia open to the vicious Chinese Govt. attack…
27
Nov
2020
Katter pleads with Govt: 'The world is bigger than China'
BOB Katter, Federal Member for Kennedy has had a gut-full of China’s trade terror tactics on Australian producers and has slammed the Federal Government for failing to aggressively market our produce to other countries. It comes as China began its investigation into anti-dumping…
26
Nov
2020
You BEGA-believe it!! Dairy is back in Aussie hands!
BOB Katter, Federal Member for Kennedy has congratulated Australian dairy business, BEGA for its purchase of Lion’s dairy and drinks business, celebrating the sale as a ‘huge win for Australia’. “Today is a great day for Australia,” he said. “The…
26
Nov
2020
Maryborough mill closure dooms sugar trajectory
THE Australian sugar industry is walking the road to perdition, Kennedy MP Bob Katter has warned after learning the 126-year-old Maryborough sugar mill will close permanently at the end of the crushing season. “Here is what is happening to your country. A very clear technicality…
23
Nov
2020
Stolen Wages "a conning of the people" by the Qld Govt
BOB Katter, Member for Kennedy and former Minister for Indigenous Affairs in the Queensland Government has thrown his support behind the families of the Stolen Wages Class Action who have claimed they have not received their proper share of $190 million settlement with the Queensland…
13
Nov
2020
Minister for "China" should be sacked over solar deal
FEDERAL Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter has slammed the decision by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to invest $9.6m [i]in Chinese solar panels and has officially demanded the Minister responsible be sacked. Mr Katter said that the CEFC – a Government owned entity…
12
Nov
2020
Katter calls on the Feds to adopt self-reliance policy
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter has used Question Time to call upon the Morrison Government to adopt self-reliance and the recreation of industry as policy imperatives, following China’s trade sanctions and threats against Australian exports. Mr Katter said China’s behaviour made…
9
Nov
2020
Katter questions Ministers why idle workers are on the dole as fruit rots
BOB Katter, Federal Member for Kennedy, has penned a Question with Notice to the Minister for Agriculture and Acting Minister for Immigration demanding the immediate intervention on the issue of fruit picking labour as new research revealed that there will be an estimated 15,000…
5
Nov
2020
Australia must stand up to bully, and on its own two feet
The looming threat of a China trade ban on Australian copper ore[1], as reported in the South China Morning Post[2], has prompted Bob Katter – whose Kennedy electorate is one of the biggest copper mining areas in the country – to renew his calls for Australia to ramp…
17
Oct
2020
Iron ball of bureaucracy leaves Australia the begging bowl of Asia
AS Australia’s biggest anti-free trade advocate, Bob Katter, Federal Member for Kennedy has weighed in on the escalating trade tensions with China, slamming successive government free trade policies and warning that unless Australia breaks the “iron ball of bureaucracy…
14
Oct
2020
Major supermarkets no longer accepting cash
Federal MP for Kennedy, Bob Katter, has expressed his disgust on the back of the announcement that some inner-city supermarkets will no longer be accepting cash. “A proposal by one of the supermarket chains to go cashless?” Mr Katter said in disbelief when first confronted…
8
Oct
2020
$40m down the drain to administer impotent NAIF
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter nearly choked on his condensed-milk and arrowroot biscuits when he read the Federal Budget and saw that the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) would receive $40m to administer the fund over the next four years, when it has only released $160m…
6
Oct
2020
North Queensland's major, money making projects forgotten by the Federal Budget
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter says while the Federal Government’s 2020/21 Budget had some sweeteners for his electorate, it lacked the vision to drive Australia out of the Covid-19 economic depression as barely any ‘make-money’ projects were funded. Mr Katter said North…
29
Sep
2020
Katter set to wield power in Budget
BOB Katter, Member for Kennedy has issued the Federal Government with his “wish list” of critical northern projects which must feature in this year’s budget due to be handed down in October. “Number one is the Hughenden Irrigation Scheme which must remain…
18
Sep
2020
Subsidised Q Fever vaccine a must after another NQ outbreak
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter is calling on the Federal Health Minister to subsidise the vaccine for the debilitating Q Fever infection, following another outbreak in North Queensland that is impacting livestock industry workers. Q Fever is a bacterial infection caused by the bacteria Coxiella…
17
Sep
2020
Katter backs 'gap year' proposal to protect vital industries
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter is backing a proposal that would incentivise school leavers and university students into completing an 18-month gap year of work in essential industries that are experiencing worker shortages, such as meat processing, fruit picking, butchers, hospitality, tourism…
12
Sep
2020
Feds response to pleas for Gulf Livestock 1 search resumption not good enough
THE PARENTS of missing Mount Isa vet Lukas Orda, KAP Leader Robbie Katter and Kennedy MP Bob Katter say the Federal Government’s response to pleas for a search resumption for the 40 missing crew of the Gulf Livestock 1 ship that capsized off the coast of Japan, has been simply…
12
Sep
2020
Feds response to pleas for Gulf Livestock 1 search resumption not good enough
THE PARENTS of missing Mount Isa vet Lukas Orda, KAP Leader Robbie Katter and Kennedy MP Bob Katter say the Federal Government’s response to pleas for a search resumption for the 40 missing crew of the Gulf Livestock 1 ship that capsized off the coast of Japan, has been simply…
11
Sep
2020
PM must call on Japan to ramp up the search for missing crew of the Gulf Livestock 1
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter is pleading with the Australian Prime Minister to request that the Japanese Prime Minister ramps up the search for the 40 crew of the sunken Gulf Livestock 1 ship, including Queensland man Lukas Orda and another Australian. The Australian Consular Emergency…
10
Sep
2020
No more inquiries, it's time to break up the supermarket oligopoly
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter says it’s time to break up the two Australian supermarket giants into 30 smaller companies, as their oligopoly has made farming untenable for producers who have no bargaining power when selling their products. Mr Katter said the Federal Government should…
7
Sep
2020
Cabinet meetings taking place in Katter's Canberra office?
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter is starting to wonder whether Scott Morrison’s cabinet ministry is holding their meetings in his Parliament House office after numerous KAP policies were adopted by the Federal Government in the past fortnight. The policy victories for Katter’s…
7
Sep
2020
Action needed on safety and cost of insuring mustering choppers
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter is demanding a meeting with the head of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), and the Minister responsible, with fresh reports suggesting that insurances for mustering helicopters have increased by as much as 60 per cent[1]. “CASA are just a pack…
4
Sep
2020
Feds come on-board with fake art ban Bill
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter has welcomed news that the federal government is considering legislation that would crack down on fake Aboriginal souvenirs and artwork, following the release of a parliamentary report which found 80 per cent of Indigenous souvenirs sold in Australia were not…
4
Sep
2020
Prime Minister gets a taste of Kennedy
AUSTRALIA’s Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and federal politicians sampled some of the finest food and beverage products from the Kennedy electorate when Bob Katter showcased his food bowl to the Federal Parliament this week. The taste test of Kennedy included products…
3
Sep
2020
Victorian Premier a little kid batting completely out of his depth
It is time for the Federal Government to get serious with this half-wit Victorian Premier who is a seriously dangerous person, Kennedy MP Bob Katter has said. The KAP Federal Member has called for federal intervention in Victoria following shocking vision of a Ballarat woman being…
31
Aug
2020
Feds cave in to Pavlou-Katter pressure and launch Uni Inquiry
ON the eve of a vote in federal parliament on Bob Katter’s proposed Inquiry into Chinese Communist Party control and interference at Australian universities, the Morrison Government has launched the Inquiry referring it to the joint-Committee on Security and Intelligence. Kennedy…
28
Aug
2020
Australia's show of strength as Feds seize control over foreign deals
New laws proposed by the Federal Government today to intervene on and take control of all foreign agreements of national interest has been applauded by Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter who has been fighting to stop the sell-off of Australia to foreign corporations for more than…
25
Aug
2020
Parliament will vote on Katter's Uni Inquiry on Monday
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter is urging Australians to contact their local federal MP and call on them to support a Parliamentary Inquiry into Chinese Communist Party influence over Australian Universities that will be voted on in the House of Representatives on Monday, August 31. Revelations…
21
Aug
2020
PM must follow US-lead on Confucius Institutes: Bob Katter
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter has called on Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, to follow the lead of the United States by designating Confucius Institutes as foreign missions of the People’s Republic of China. Last week the US Department of State designated the Confucius Institute US…
17
Aug
2020
Katter throws down the gauntlet for the Great Bradfield Debate
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter is challenging, Townsville Enterprise (TEL) and the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (SMEC) to a public meeting in Townsville to debate the merits of their version of Hells Gates Dam, against the KAP-backed Revised Bradfield Scheme. Also invited are…
12
Aug
2020
Katter's Defence Plan: An army base in Mount Isa, inland fuel reserves, more missiles and unmanned combat drones
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter has called on the Federal Government to support the establishment of a defence base in Mount Isa, labelling the bid a “strategic defence move”. The call comes as it was revealed north Queensland will receive only 10 per cent of the $31 billion allocated…
11
Aug
2020
Independent media critical for democracy
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter has written to the Federal Communications Minister calling for extra support for regional and rural media, in solidarity with a campaign by the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance. In recent months more than 150 regional and community newspapers ceased…
7
Aug
2020
Fruit and vegetable supply at risk due to a worker shortage
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter has called upon the Federal and State Governments to work together to prevent a shortage of fruit and vegetable supply that will hit Australia over Summer due to a lack of willing workers. Coronavirus border closures has prevented new backpackers and Pacific…
7
Aug
2020
University free speech Review doesn't go far enough
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter said a review into the Australian education sector's commitment to free speech and academic freedom, announced by the Federal Education Minister today, doesn’t go far enough. Mr Katter said he will continue to pursue a full-blown parliamentary inquiry…
7
Aug
2020
Katter contemplates pairing with a cardboard cut-out to save democracy
KAP Federal Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter has slammed the “no vote” virtual parliament agreement between Labor and the Coalition as being “anti-democracy”. The agreement means MPs who choose to stay in their electorate can participate in speeches, bills and…
6
Aug
2020
Katter plans for a national art gallery in Cairns
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter has unveiled his plans to pressure government and his own political party colleagues to back the development of a national art gallery in Cairns which would become the “most magnificent gallery in Australia” and a major tourism drawcard for the…
5
Aug
2020
Katter supports ACTU in call for full wage 'Covid-leave'
KAP Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has thrown his support behind Sally McManus and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) who are calling for every Australian employee to be able to receive separate, full pay “Covid leave” instead of their “sick leave”…
3
Aug
2020
"Australia is sitting on a time bomb" - Katter on Closing the Gap
The re-issued ‘Closing the Gap’ agreement announced by the Prime Minister and Indigenous Affairs Minister in Canberra, has been dismissed as “a time bomb” by KAP Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter who warned successive state and federal governments’…
29
Jul
2020
Katter's Mareeba Office officially opens with throwing of the hat
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter has officially opened his new Mareeba Electorate Office after throwing his trademark Akubra Arena hat through the front door at an opening party this week. While the size of the celebration was limited due to Coronavirus, Mr Katter said it was a ripper of an…
