Debate brings Traeger candidates together. Local News. Born and raised in Texas QLD as the son of a horse breaker and a local hospital nurse, Joshua Coyne is a campdrafting enthusiast whose first tilt at politics was in 2017 when he ran for the One Nation Party in the seat of seat of Southern Downs. Robbie Katter feels confident his party will gain traction in the Qld election and that the ‘arrogance’ of Palaszczuk and Frecklington will work against them. Garry Burns has pursued former Katter Party candidates Tess Corbett and Bernard Gaynor through the legal system for five years, the case leading all the way to the High Court. My First Year 2020 One Perfect Day ... CQ TOUR: Katter's Australia Party Senate candidates Joy Marriott and Alan Webb. He has lived in Charleville since 1986 and has contested the seat of Warrego as both an independent and a Labor candidate. Map images have been supplied by the Electoral Commission Queensland. Candidates. In 2020, the party is tipped to hold its three seats, and could gain traction in a number of other electorates, putting Mr Katter in prime position to do a deal with either of the major parties, should they stop their “arrogance” of ruling out forming a minority government. All times AEDT (GMT +11). The Katter Australian Party and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party have been campaigning hard, while strong independent and Labor candidates are also contesting the seat. See the Caller‘s election guide for the seat of Southern Downs here. They can’t rule out a deal and call another election. She worked for two decades in the office of her predecessor Howard Hobbs. “The arrogance also surpasses the knowledge of how the system works, because it’s not up to them whether they form minority government. Picture: Peter CarruthersSource:Supplied. In 1992, he moved to federal parliament, standing as the National Party candidate in the seat of Kennedy held by his father Bob Katter Snr — who was a Labor member before joining the Country Party — and winning by 4000 votes. In 2016, that number dropped significantly to 50,588 or 1.93 per cent, but the party shared the balance of power, and in 2017 they recorded 62,613 votes, or 2.32 per cent of the votes. Australia is in economic recession, Queensland has as an unemployment rate above 7 percent and the state’s debt has been the worst in the nation since before the pandemic. With a background in social and community services, her priority is to build stronger … Donations to candidates from the mining company range from $1,975 to $57,000, with the larger sums going to candidates in marginal seats, in particular in Townsville and its … Mr O’Brien served eight years as Mayor of Murweh Shire. Ms Leahy grew up on her family’s sheep and wool farm near Stanthorpe. On the crossbench, Katter's Australian Party won three seats, One Nation won one seat, the Greens won one seat and Independent Sandy Bolton won the seat of Noosa. Katter's Australian Party (KAP) candidate, registered trauma nurse and Guguu Yimithirr Bama, Tanika Parker grew up in the Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale just north of Cooktown. Both parties have agreed to exchange preferences above the major parties for all jointly contested lower house seats across Australia in the Federal Election. A cattle farmer based in south west Queensland, Rick Gurnett ran for the Katter Australia Party in the seat of Maranoa in the 2016 federal election. He describes his political aspiration as being an advocate for jobs in regional and rural Queensland and for deregulation of the agriculture industry. Several members of BEAM went along for the evening, and publishes the following commentary about how the various candidates for … The party’s two highest profile candidates had poor results, Anna Palmer in Currumbin finishing 7th in a field of eight with 460 votes (1.5%), and Greg Dowling in Townsville finishing 8th in a field of nine with 520 votes (1.8%). Queensland will head to the polls on October 31 to decide the 2020 State Election. Katter won the renamed seat of Traeger in 2017. Katter's Australian Party (KAP) is a conservative political party in Australia. It was founded by Bob Katter, the independent and former Nationals MP for the seat of Kennedy, with a registration application lodged to the Australian Electoral Commission in 2011. “The governor is well within his rights to say ‘even if you don’t have the numbers, I’ll give you the nod to go and consult’ and they will have to prove themselves to parliament every time you want something through... that’s healthy democracy.”, Katter's Australian Party state leader Robbie Katter with KAP Cook candidate Tanika Parker in Cairns. The ABC reports that Joshua Sanderson is a video game developer who is “passionate about the digital economy and all it can bring to Brisbane and Australia”. Katter, the son of federal MP Bob Katter, ran for Katter’s Australian Party. BACKGROUND: Established in 1865 and held by the Australian Labor Party for 68 years until 1974, Warrego has been a National and Liberal party stronghold ever since. KAP Leader Robbie Katter MP had received 59% of first preference votes, with 63% of votes counted. He says that advocating to repeal the Vegetation Management Act 1999, which regulates land clearing laws for farmers, would be one of his first endeavors if elected. Mr O’Brien has broad experience in rural government and business. Mr Coyne has worked as a ringer in North Queensland, a drover across southern rural Queensland and a coal miner at Narrabri NSW. The caps came into effect in August, set at $57,000 for candidates endorsed by a political party, or $87,000 if independent, in addition to a cap on political parties of $92,000 per seat. “The question is who wants to align with those values, whoever does that deserves our support. In the 2012 election, KAP received 282,098 primary votes around the state, or about 11.53 per cent of the vote. “We performed better than any other minor party on a seat-by-seat basis in the last election. But which way the party will swing is still up in the air, even two days out from the October 31 election. The 2020 Queensland state election was held on 31 October to elect all 93 members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.The Labor Party was returned to government for a third-term, led by incumbent premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. ELECTION 2020: Candidates in the seat of Warrego, WATCH: All the action from the Rockhampton PBR, BEEF 21: Tours to showcase Capricorn cattle & culture, WATCH: Writing royalty revels at Word Out West, WATCH: Dirranbandi raffle winner stars in charity campaign, EXCLUSIVE: The “full of life” little girl in tragic dam drowning, Renowned lawyer Peter Boyce OAM to deliver keynote speech in Chinchilla, Country Caller online news service advocates for rural Queensland, Origin coal seam gas fields up for farming lease, Cafe serves sides of everything you never knew you needed. “We’re a pro-development party, we want to build water storages and dams, build rail lines... That’s the type of government we’d support,” he said. Katter’s Australian Party and One Nation announced a preference deal on 8 October 2020, agreeing to preference each other second on how-to-vote cards. An accountant by profession, Mark O’Brien is also the ‘rock’n’roll’ candidate who’s favourite hobby is playing and recording music. He’s quoted as saying “the green ideology has progressed so far that farmers no longer have rights on how they operate their own farm”. Politics. Cynthia Lui, Australian Labor Party (ALP) Cynthis is the incumbent Labor Member for Cook, making history as the first Torres Strait Islander to be elected to office in 2017. ELECTION MODE: Robbie Katter, Marnie Smith and James Bambrick at the … The KAP has candidates in 13 electorates and Mr Katter said he was confident the party would not only keep a strong hold of the seats it already had, but could pick up others. He has experience as a Local Government Grants Commissioner, and he was the inaugural Chair of the Save the Bilby Fund Ltd, Chair of Natural Resource Management companies, Wild Dog Fence Commissioner and Qld Drought Commissioner. With 47 seats needed to form a majority government, Labor won 52 seats, while the Liberal National Party won 34 seats and formed opposition. Robbie Katter, leader of Katter’s Australian Party in Queensland, said the party would form a minority government with whichever party respects their policies and values.Source:News Corp Australia. It was founded by Bob Katter, the independent and former Nationals MP for the seat of Kennedy, with a registration application lodged to the Australian Electoral Commission in 2011. Your 2020 Candidates. Some 55 candidates are standing for Clive Palmer's United Australia Party while voters will have Katter's Australian Party candidates in 13 electorates. Health, jobs, and supporting local industries are on the front foot of Katter's Australia Party (KAP) candidate for Cook, Tanika Parker’s campaign as she fights for the seat in the 2020 state election. However at the 2001 election, Chinchilla butcher Wally Gleeson came very close to winning the seat as an independent candidate, winning on first preferences but ultimately being beaten when postal votes were counted. It’s not blue or red, but who can deliver for rural and regional Queensland.”, Mr Katter said both major parties had failed to give Queenslanders living outside of the southeast corner the respect they deserved this election, saying both Ms Palaszczuk and Ms Frecklington have run “the worst campaign in modern Queensland.”. As the third largest sitting party in the Queensland parliament, it looks all but likely that should Labor or the LNP fail to win the necessary 47 seats to form majority, Ms Frecklington or Ms Palaszczuk will come knocking on Mr Katter’s door. The four electorates which encompass the Darling Downs and South West Queensland are among the Liberal National Party’s strongest seats in the state. “The Palmer United Party will stand candidates in all Katter held seats in North Queensland. Candidates. He was re-elected for a further nine terms, and retired in 2015. At the 2017 election, Labor won majority government with 48 of 93 seats. “We take a principled approach to politics and we exist as a policy-based party.”. It’s understood he is running his campaign from Tara. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site>news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. But the year is 2020 and, as we’ve seen, stranger things have happened. Reporter Natalie Brown covers the facts, figures and FAQs of the upcoming Queensland election. Mark Stone is a solicitor with offices in Tara, Laidley, Dalby and Brisbane. Labor has won all but one state election since 1989, and has only been out of government for five years since then. Katter's Australian Party (KAP) is a political party in Australia.It was formed by the independent and former Nationals Member of Parliament for Kennedy Bob Katter, with a registration application lodged to the Australian Electoral Commission in 2011.. Katter has been the party's federal parliamentary leader since that time, while his son Robbie is the leader in Queensland. The Liberal Nationals won 39 seats. Robbie Katter, Pauline Hanson and Clive Palmer are among minor party leaders who will contribute candidates to the record-sized 2020 Queensland election field. The Katter Australian Party and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party have been campaigning hard, while strong independent and Labor candidates are also contesting the seat. Robie Katter (left) with his father, Federal MP Bob Katter.Source:News Corp Australia. Campaign material on Mr Stone’s Facebook page says he is appealing to voters who are “sick of all the politicians who can never keep their promises,” and “inner city latte sippers telling you how to run your business or your farm from Brisbane”. KAP won two seats in the 2012 and 2015 Queensland elections and picked up the third in 2017. As diverse as the electorate itself, are this years’ candidates, with four of the eight identifying as Indigenous. Ms Leahy is the current Shadow Minister for Local Government and has been the Member for Warrego since 2015. Howard Hobbs won Warrego for the National Party in 1986. Whether the Premier and Opposition Leader like it or not, they’ll likely have to do a deal with one of two potential queenmakers – Robbie Katter of Katter’s Australian Party or Michael Berkman of the Greens. “The Katter party is desperate to attract publicity and will say anything to get it. Registered Trauma Nurse, Ms Parker, grew up in the Cooktown Hopevale region before completing her studies in Townsville at James Cook University. O n Sunday in Clermont – in the dusty heart of Queensland – the coal fanatic Liberal National party senator Matt Canavan and the mining magnate Clive Palmer will hold a … On his Facebook page, Mr Gurnett has campaigned for improvements to quad bike legislation for farmers and improvements to country horse racing facilities. The incumbent LNP candidate is Ann Leahy, a former staffer to her predecessor Howard Hobbs and current Shadow Minister for Local Government. The Seymour We Want group conducted a candidates forum last Wed 28 th August; an opportunity for locals to find out just what the candidates stand for, discuss the policies of each party, and quiz the candidates about matters of greatest concern to the locals. In 2020, the party is tipped to hold its three seats, and could gain traction in a number of other electorates, putting Mr Katter in prime position to do a deal with either of the major parties, should they stop their “arrogance” of ruling out forming a minority government. Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) and the Palmer United Party have negotiated a preference agreement for the Federal Election. See the Caller‘s election guide for the seat of Condamine here. Katter's Australian Party (KAP) is a conservative political party in Australia. Visit the ECQ website for more information about the election, including polling booth locations. So strong is the LNP’s foothold to the north and the west of Toowoomba, that a 10 percent swing would be required to topple the party in it’s most at-risk electorate in the region, Warrego. *Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by surname. “The truth is the Katter party has few members and little resources and, as recent elections have shown, no public support. Katter was re-elected in 2015. Sanderson contested the McDowall ward at the 2016 and 2020 Brisbane City Council elections, and contested Capalaba at the 2017 state election. Labor suffered a large 18% swing and Kiernan was relegated to third place. SEAT OF HILL: KAP's Shane Knuth MP had received 52% … Katter’s Australian Party decided to preference Green’s candidates last on their how-to-vote cards, suggesting that the LNP’s decision “If the people have said ‘we don’t really prefer either of you’, they need to respect that, respect the will of the people and deal with the minor parties, be consultative, that’s the essence of good government,” Mr Katter told NCA NewsWire. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2021. Mr Stone ran for the seat of Warrego in the 2017 election, gaining 3% of the primary vote. “Before the election results have even come in, they’ve signalled they lack the ability to consult. LNP candidate Ann Leahy won the seat in 2015, and was re-elected in 2017. Kate Fischer: Former model ‘topless’ when cop came to speak ... Federal government urged to take Port of Darwin lease back f... Liberal staffer Andrew Hudgson quits after Tasmanian Greens ... 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