Voice of the North West
Robbie Katter is the North West’s voice to the Queensland Parliament. As Leader of Katter’s Australian Party and Member for Traeger, he fights relentlessly for families, workers, industry development, farmers and small business owners across the vast Traeger electorate and beyond.
With real-world experience in mining, property valuation and running a small business, Robbie understands the struggles North Queenslanders face. From tackling crime and defending local industries to securing jobs and holding the Government accountable, Robbie is committed to standing up for the place he calls home.
To travel across one of Queensland’s largest electorates, Robbie holds a current pilot licence enabling him to reach all the small towns and outposts he is proud to represent.
SHOULD POST OFFICES BECOME BANKS AGAIN? 👍😡
The Camooweal Post Office is under threat and we’re fighting to keep it open.
But this is bigger than one post office.
Across rural and remote Australia, banks have already pulled out and now people are being locked out of lending altogether. Try getting a loan out here and you’ll quickly see it, 50% deposits, harsh conditions, terms that just don’t stack up. Because it’s easier for banks to lend in Brisbane.
That’s why Katter's Australian Party has been pushing for years to turn post offices into more than just a place for deposits and withdrawals, to bring back real lending, like we had with the Commonwealth Bank, and like New Zealand is doing right now.
Because there is opportunity out here. People want to buy homes, invest, and see their communities grow, but the market has walked away.
If we’re serious about keeping towns like Camooweal alive, we can’t keep stripping services out of them. Because when the services go, the town’s not far behind.
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SUNDAY SHENANIGANS 🏉🍻
Back when footy shorts were shorter and recovery meant a cold one at the pub 🍺
Charters Towers Miners – Reserve Grade, 1995.
No GPS trackers.
No sports scientists.
Just hard hits, harder blokes… and probably a few stories that shouldn’t be repeated 😅
Reckon there’s a few familiar faces in here 👀
Tag ‘em if you know ‘em!
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Some people say just dig more oil… but no one’s talking about refining it.
I’m all for digging more oil.
But our last two refineries are already running at capacity.
👉 25 years ago we refined ~40% of our fuel
👉 Now it’s closer to 10%
Why?
Because the bean counters decided it was “cheaper” to shut our refineries and send it offshore to be processed in Asia.
Now we’re exposed.
You don’t rebuild oil refineries overnight. That takes years.
Meanwhile, we’re ignoring what’s right in front of us 👇
We already have refineries. They’re called sugar mills.
Queensland has about 19 of them, add distillation and they can produce ethanol now.
👉 Aussie-grown fuel
👉 Money back to farmers
👉 Manufacturing in the regions
We’re already sitting at 30–40% unused capacity.
We could scale up immediately. ➡️ E10 mandate. Done.
Stop talking about fuel security, start delivering it.
Why aren’t we even having this conversation?
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