KAP candidate hits out at mobile plan

A COALITION pledge to connect Cooktown, Lockhart and Seisia to 5G mobile phone networks has copped a lashing from one Leichhardt contender.

Katter’s Australian Party candidate Rod Jensen said

Cape York communities should not have to rely on election commitments for basic infrastructure.

“The problems have been around for ever, so isn’t it interesting that as soon as an election arrives there’s money available to fix it,” he said.

Mr Jensen went further to say regional connectivity programs had failed to deliver regional upgrades when they were needed.

“The mayor of Lockhart River says they have been waiting 10 years for Telstra or the federal government to get off their backsides to propose a fix,” he said.