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Bob Katter, former Representative

- Former Katter's Australian Party Representative for Kennedy
- Changed party from Independent on
- Left House of Representatives on n/a — Still in office
- Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Statements by Members: Gas Industry (12 Aug 2026)
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“Australia is a land of vast natural wealth, yet we have become a giant quarry for the rest of the world. Could be a good thing, but is it? Many countries provide heavy subsidies and reserve much of the resources to make industry cheaper and provide jobs. For example, in Iran and Algeria—consistently the cheapest industrial natural gas price in the world—industrial natural gas...”
- Statements by Members: Parliament of Queensland (29 Jun 2026)
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“It's a historic day in Queensland. North Queensland, which is, arguably, 3,000 kilometres from Brisbane, has lost a seat in parliament. It's been taken off North Queensland and given to Brisbane, as has every other damn thing. Brisbane has 32 kilometres of tunnels with 1.2 million people. We have a million people in North Queensland and no tunnels—none at all. I could quote you a...”
- Questions without Notice: Environment, Heritage Listing (29 Jun 2026)
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“My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water. Minister, the EPBC Act effectively dispossesses the people who have lived and loved their land for generations—some 40,000 years. Is your government to continue lording itself about prioritising the double-degreed ideological know-alls' save-the-planet agenda? Or are they going to give precedence to...”
Numbers
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- Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
- People have made 29 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
- This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 95 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks .
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 706 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)