Bob Katter

In January 2026, at a press conference opposing new gun laws, Katter made a series of numerical and factual claims about the Bondi attack, the history of gun laws and crime. AAP FactCheck concluded that several were inconsistent with the available data.

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At a press conference, a journalist began questioning Katter about his Lebanese family origins. Katter interrupted him, raised his fist and said he had previously punched men for that kind of remark and was restraining himself from doing so that day.

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Investigations showed that Katter's Australian Party was a major recipient of declared firearms industry donations. Robert Nioa, owner of a large firearms business and director of SIFA, is Bob Katter's son-in-law; a company controlled by Nioa notably donated 150 000 dollars to the party.

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During the same-sex marriage campaign, Katter condemned the NRL's decision to have Macklemore perform "Same Love" at its grand final, comparing the decision to bringing sewage into a debutante ball.

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Katter claimed someone was "torn to pieces" by a crocodile every three months in northern Queensland. ABC Fact Check examined the statistics and concluded that the claim was false.

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During the 2016 federal campaign, Katter released a video in which two men wearing ALP and LNP T-shirts appeared lying behind him while he held a smoking gun. The video appeared a few days after the Orlando shooting.

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Katter claimed there had been more firearm deaths after the restrictions adopted following Port Arthur than during the preceding three years. ABC Fact Check concluded that the claim was false.

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Katter's Australian Party broadcast an advertisement targeting Campbell Newman's support for same-sex marriage, contrasting an image of a heterosexual family with that of a male couple. His half-brother Carl Katter publicly described it as offensive.

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While serving as Queensland Mines Minister, Bob Katter faced a unanimous no-confidence motion from the Queensland Chamber of Mines. The dispute concerned amendments to mining legislation that the industry considered favourable to pastoral interests.

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