Dress-up party says price to pay if cash no longer king
The Katter Australia Party have lodged a motion to parliament to keep cash as legal tender in Queensland, all while dressed as discount royals
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00:00 It says here, customers notice, if you're able to pay using cash, please do.
00:05 This will ensure that we'll keep 100% of your payment and the banks get nothing.
00:11 The reality is, we live in North Queensland, the KIPAs are predominantly a strong force in North Queensland
00:17 and we've seen multiple natural disasters play havoc with the telecommunications systems up there.
00:24 It only takes about three cuts of the line going up to the North Queensland areas and we have no telecommunications for months.
00:33 We want to make sure that not only do Queenslanders have an opportunity to have access to cash,
00:38 but also want to make sure that Queenslanders have an opportunity to be able to use that cash in whatever government agency or department,
00:45 whether they're paying their bills, whether they're paying their speeding fine, all the way through to paying their registration.
00:51 And making sure that the State Government starts to take positive steps to ensure that cash can be used in all government-backed areas, including sports stadiums.
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