Author(s): Inc Black

Politics

You've seen him wearing Top Gun sunnies, bringing a billy to boil, leaning on a bunch of bananas and addressing the 'Don't Meddle with Marriage' rally. But what's going on under that hat? In these pages we lift the brim and uncover the words of a true-blue Aussie who shoots from the hip. Bob Katter doesn't hold back when it comes to himself: 'There is a rage in my soul, a hatred in my soul.' Far-north Queensland: 'It is a magic land and we could support ...a population of 80 million people in the Gulf Country alone.' Women: 'He said that I considered women second-class citizens. If they were staying at home and not working then I would not consider them second-class; I would consider them first-class citizens.' Environmental activists: '...not a race of people that I like in any way, shape or form.' The information age: 'I have long since given up reading journals and newspapers and watching the television, because the flow of information is so erroneous and misleading.' Stem-cell researchers: '...there are a lot of people who are pretty keen on becoming Dr Moreau or Dr Frankenstein.' Gay rights: 'If homosexuality is a fashion statement, it is a very dangerous fashion statement ...'
The live cattle trade industry: 'They're people that love their animals, sort of.' And that's just a taste of Kattertonia ...