Bob Katter is set to become Australia's current longest-serving federal MP when Parliament resumes. 9News
But now, the 77-year-old, who has rarely been described in print without the word "maverick" being appended, is set to accede to the venerable - if ceremonial - office of Father of the House, following his re-election as MP for Kennedy at the May 21 election.
He had previously been trying to negotiate the sale of 250,000 acres of Queensland cattle country - including mineral rights - and running an agency, which he described as "boring".But mining prices collapsed, the bottom fell out of the cattle market, and, Katter said, "I got angry at Whitlam".And after nearly 50 years of experience in the cut-and-thrust of politics, Katter's not optimistic about the incoming parliament.
" is not a lilypad leftie ... but whether he's going to hold the line with the cards he's been dealt by the voters, we'll see.Katter has called for the resurrection of Australia's car manufacturing industry.
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