• 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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Statements by Members: Housing Affordability (26 Nov 2024)

“We all know the Robert F. Kennedy quote: 'Some see the world as it is and say, "Why?" I see the world as it might be and say, "Why not?"' The abolition of all regulatory and legislative impositions upon land subdivisions would solve the problem of our housing costs, which the Treasurer in his first budget said were 'driving up affordability in Australia out of the reach of people'. In...”

Business: Rearrangement (25 Nov 2024)

“Yes, I second the motion. It's not entirely germane to what we are proposing here, but there were three Katter boys—my father and his two brothers. Their parents had gone out to their region in a stagecoach in the 1870s. Two of the boys died as a result of the tyranny of distance. My uncle was injured in a football match—and this is where the story does not really pertain to...”

Private Members' Business: Cash (25 Nov 2024)

“This issue was touched off by an altercation I had with the cafeteria in Parliament House: I produced cash, and the lady said, 'We don't take cash; I'm sorry.' I said, 'You have to take cash, because it's legal tender.' When the original legislation was introduced providing for legal tender and for the Australian printery to be able to print money, the legislation was really very clear-cut...”

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• Has spoken in 51 debates in the last year — 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") 667 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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