• Katter's Australian Party Representative for Kennedy
• Changed party from Independent on 27 Sep 2011
• Entered House of Representatives on 13 March 1993 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Migration (1 Sep 2025)

“Prime Minister, you'd be aware that three appropriations bills before the House require a hundred billion dollars in funding. The appropriation 10 years ago required only $50 billion. Another $50 billion is required to house the 400,000 people coming from overseas each year, particularly the 92 per cent of them who go to Sydney and Melbourne. Wouldn't the urgent demand of 80 per cent of...”

Distinguished Visitors: Mining and Energy Industry (27 Aug 2025)

“My question is to the Prime Minister. Glencore's announced closure of Mount Isa's copper smelter and the Townsville refinery takes down 30 supply mines and Australia's giant fertiliser plant. Townsville Enterprise estimates 15,000 jobs will vanish. Glencore's incompetence and unpleasantness notwithstanding, gas prices are $16 whilst in Russia and America they're $6. Surely a gas reserve...”

Constituency Statements: Hielscher, Sir Leo, AC (27 Aug 2025)

“I rise to ask the House to take note of the death of Sir Leo Hielscher and the Queensland economic miracle. Queensland was a Cinderella state. It had virtually no coalmining, very little mineral mining, very few cattle. It had nothing. And then Joh Bjelke-Petersen was elected premier, with Leo Hielscher put in charge of Queensland, and they took Australia from being a coal-importing country...”

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• Has spoken in 25 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 681 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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