Bob Katter
Opinion
Abortion
Abortion is decriminalised Australia-wide. Why the hell are we debating it again?
It is a flare sent up in the political atmosphere to communicate a set of right-wing values with the control of female bodies at their centre.
- by Jacqueline Maley
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Bob Katter faces his own China crisis
The maverick North Queensland MP admitted to a “bad mistake” on China when CBD came calling.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Sky’s exclusive Rupert Murdoch interview suffers a confusing fate
Was footage of the Murdoch family patriarch lost on the cutting-room floor?
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Saving the lobster, prawn and pineapple: MPs fight to force shops to take cash
Independent MPs are demanding the federal government make businesses accept cash from shoppers – or face thousands in fines.
- by Shane Wright
Banks are the only ones benefiting from end of cash economy
Bank branches and ATMs are vanishing as financial institutions make it harder for us to use cash.
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Supermarket inquiry
Australia’s vegetable industry in serious jeopardy, suppliers warn
The situation for growers is so dire that more than a third are considering walking away from their farming business, according to a submission to the Senate supermarket pricing inquiry.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Jessica Yun
Opinion
Cash
How I found myself agreeing with cash king Bob Katter
Too many businesses are going cashless and it’s costing consumers. The banks and other payment providers, meanwhile, make a fortune from fees on card payments.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Bob Katter to get down and dirty by entering mining game
The eccentric Queensland MP responded to Glencore shutting down its Mt Isa copper mine with a rallying cry for the region.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
War correspondent thought he’d seen it all. Then he went to Queensland
Michael Ware discovered a culture of secrecy not unlike the Taliban as he investigated the disappearance of a father and son in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
- by Bridget McManus
League of his own: Bob Katter’s surprise State of Origin cameo
The eccentric veteran MP is now more meme than politician, making him great #content for giant betting firm Labrokes.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
CBD
City life
Ron Medich swaps prison greens for hospital robe during brief visit to Sydney
The property developer serving at least 30 years behind bars for ordering Michael McGurk’s murder was seen at St Vincent’s hospital on Monday.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
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