Katter's Australian Party
Katter's Australian Party (KAP) is a political party in Australia. It was formed by the independent and former Nationals Member of Parliament for Kennedy Bob Katter, with a registration application lodged to the Australian Electoral Commission in 2011.
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| Leader | Robbie Katter |
| Split from | National[1] LNP[1] |
| Ideology | Conservatism[2][3] Right-wing populism[4] Protectionism[5][6] Social conservatism[5] Australian nationalism[7] Economic nationalism[8] Rural interests[4] Agrarianism[2] Christian democracy |
| Political position | Right-wing |
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Katter has been the party's federal parliamentary leader since that time, while his son Robbie is the leader in Queensland.[9]
In February 2020, Bob Katter handed the leadership of the party to his son Robbie Katter, a Queensland state MP.[10]
Katter's Australian Party Media
Party founder Bob Katter
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Bob Katter earlier in his political career (1993)
Robbie Katter with hat at lookout (cropped)
Photograph of Aidan McLindon, Queensland state politician.
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Robbie Katter with hat at lookout (cropped)
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Robbie Katter with hat at lookout (cropped)
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Bob Katter earlier in his political career (1993)
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Photograph of Aidan McLindon, Queensland state politician.
Shane Knuth Corflute (cropped)
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Robbie Katter with hat at lookout (cropped)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 King, Tom (2015). The Advent of Two New Micro Parties: The Palmer United Party and Katter's Australia Party. Abbott's Gambit: The 2013 Australian Federal Election. ANU Press. p. 294.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bruns, Axel; Highfield, Tim (2013). "Political Networks on Twitter: Tweeting the Queensland state election". Information, Communication & Society. 16 (5): 667–691. doi:10.1080/1369118X.2013.782328. S2CID 143208704.
Bob Katter, the outspoken Federal Member for Kennedy, in Queensland's north-west, had launched his own party in 2011 to promote agricultural and conservative views; Katter's Australian Party (KAP) subsequently nominated candidates for 76 of the 89 state electorates.
- ↑ "Australia senator urges drastic cut in student visas". Times of India. 17 August 2018. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/australia-senator-urges-drastic-cut-in-student-visas/articleshow/65437988.cms.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alexander, Damon (August 28, 2013). "The mice that may yet roar: who are the minor right-wing parties?". The Conversation.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Whitford, Troy (2 November 2011), "Don't write off the Mad Katter's Tea Party", The Conversation, retrieved 24 March 2012
- ↑ Coghlan, Jo (2019). Rebranded Pauline Hanson: A Party of Policy or Protest?. The Rise of Right-Populism: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and Australian Politics. Springer. p. 181.
- ↑ "Aussie senator's 'final solution' speech backed by party leader as 'solid gold'". Times of Israel
. 15 August 2018. https://www.timesofisrael.com/aussie-senators-final-solution-speech-backed-by-party-leader-as-solid-gold/. - ↑ Gauja, Anika (2018). Double Disillusion: The 2016 Australian Federal Election. ANU Press. p. 323.
- ↑ Lion, Patrick (4 June 2011). Queensland MP Bob Katter registered Katter's Australian Party with the Australian Electoral Commission. http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland-mp-bob-katter-registered-katters-australian-party-with-the-australian-electoral-commission/story-e6frfkw9-1226069377450. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ↑ Lynch, Lydia (2 February 2020). "Bob Katter hands over party leadership to his son" (in en). Brisbane Times. https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/bob-katter-hands-over-party-leadership-to-his-son-20200203-p53x5h.html. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
