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The Latest Breaking News from Bob Katter

Shorten attacks Robert’s links to lobbyist – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Perished cattle part of enormous Qld flood cleanup

Recovery and rebuilding efforts are set to begin in northwest Queensland following severe flooding and mass damage to properties, businesses and livestock.

AAP

Handouts 'almost an insult' for flood victims in Qld

A local politician is urging Queensland and federal ministers to tour the northwest flood disaster zone, saying victims need more moral and financial support.

AAP

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At least 12 MPs and senators yet to complete Jenkins review sexual harassment training

About a dozen federal politicians are yet to complete the safe and respectful workplace training recommended by the Jenkins review, nine months on from the federal election.

ABC News

Mount Isa 'overwhelmed' with NT itinerants in wake of Alice Springs alcohol crackdown

More people are crossing the border after recent crackdowns on alcohol consumption in Alice Springs, with leaders in Mount Isa saying itinerants from the NT are exhausting local resources.

ABC News

The pandemic entered a new phase in 2022, but vaccines were still the major magnet for misinformation

A federal election and a pandemic groaning into its third year saw misinformation continue to spread apace in 2022. But one topic was particularly bad.

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Queensland government abandons Bradfield Scheme after review finds it completely unviable

A decades-long vision to drought-proof arid western Queensland has been abandoned by the state government after an expert review declared it completely unviable.

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Union rally calls for action on pay rises for low-paid ACT government workers

Union members also vowed to take industrial action to secure better pay and conditions.

The Canberra Times

Pilot Josh Hoch sentenced for fraud, unlicensed flights with Bob Katter as passenger

A pilot who received $370,000 for chartered flights, some of which carried MP Bob Katter, will spend two years in jail for fraud.

ABC News

Jury to ponder Qld pilot fraud case

The trial of a north Queensland pilot who allegedly flew members of Katter's Australia Party without an air operator's certificate has heard final arguments.

AAP

Qld pilot allegedly knew of illegality

The trial of a north Queensland Pilot has heard in taped phone conversations he knew he was operating without an air operating certificate.

AAP

Katters appear in Qld pilot fraud trial

Queensland MP Robbie Katter has given evidence at the fraud trial of pilot Josh Hoch who's accused of operating charter flights illegally.

AAP

Nearly 130 jobs lost as north Queensland's Thalanga mine goes into administration

Workers at the Thalanga mine have been left devastated and scrambling for work after the company went into administration, following an underground collapse earlier in the year.

ABC News

Federal budget 2022 summary – winners and losers: who will benefit and who was left behind?

The governor general, Bob Katter, jobseekers, seniors and Double J listeners – everyone has a stake in the federal budget, but some have done better than others

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On the home stretch

House prices in Australia will have fallen by up to 20% by the end of 2024, and NSW Transport Minister David Elliott’s spear-throwing days are over: he’ll leave politics at the March election.

AAP

Katter apologises for attendant incident

The longest-serving sitting member of federal parliament, Bob Katter, has apologised over an incident involving a security attendant.

Crikey

Glitz, glam and gossip from the press gallery’s Midwinter Ball

While speeches were off-the-record, here’s what went on at the night of night for journalists and parliamentarians.

The Guardian - AU

Rare metals, racehorses and vintage cars: the peculiars of pecuniary interests in Canberra

Designed to provide transparency, the register of pecuniary interests can offer insights into what makes our politicians tick, and tock

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Very interesting, Bob: Katter’s latest update to the register

The Register of Members’ Interests can be used for transparency, or to further muddy the waters of scrutiny. In the hands of Bob Katter, it’s somehow both.

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A Filipino Politician Wants To Make Ghosting Illegal Could You Imagine If This Happened In Aus

My brain is just Bob Katter saying “But I ain’t spending any time on it because in the meantime, every three months, a person is torn to pieces by a crocodile in north Queensland.”

The Conversation

La Boite Theatre gives us a rollicking, queer and very Australian adaptation of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband

Review: An Ideal Husband, directed by Bridget Boyle

Crikey

Barefaced gall … it’s easy being green … Hanson: ‘It’s my country too’

Masks on, masks off in the 47th Parliament, stormin’ Pauline Hanson, it’s a gas, gas, gas, and much more from the bunker.

ABC News

Croc-killing mangrove man Errol Copley sells Far North Queensland property to makers of Croc Piss rum

Mangroves, the moon landing, a dead crocodile and reptile urine all have one man in common – and he is ready to spill his guts.

ABC News

Countries other than China supplying Australia's AdBlue ingredient, government says

The federal government has moved to allay fears of an AdBlue shortage, despite the pending closure of the nation's only major manufacturer of a key ingredient to make the product.

ABC News

All eyes on north-west Queensland's Georgina Basin to ease global fertiliser shortages

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine exacerbates a global shortage of fertiliser, Australian miners want to make the country a globally preferred exporter while also creating domestic security.

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