by John | Sep 28, 2011 | Australian news, News
More than 100 protesters are targeting a Melbourne function attended by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, condemning the government’s stance on same-sex marriage and asylum seekers. Carl Katter, the gay half-brother of federal independent MP Bob Katter, has...
by John | Sep 11, 2011 | Australian news, News
About 70 people have protested outside the office of controversial federal independent MP Bob Katter, in what’s been described as Mount Isa’s first gay rally. Organiser James Newburrie said Mr Katter was out of whack with the local community....
by John | Sep 8, 2011 | Australian commentary
In the good old days of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, it was not unusual for the civil authorities in Queensland to take a creative approach to public order-and-law enforcement, in the process sometimes overstepping the boundaries of proper conduct. In Mount Isa, dominated...
by John | Aug 26, 2011 | Australian news, News
See, I told you I wasn’t the only gay in the village! And, now it turns out that Mr Katter knew that all along. Last week I was throwing things at the television in outrage. My representative to Federal Parliament, Mr Bob Katter was in Canberra, contributing to...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 25, 2011 | Australian news, News
Support for same-sex marriage caught on fire after the openly gay brother of a conservative MP Bob Katter appeared on national television, the lobby group GetUp! says. The group presented a petition of more than 55,000 signatures to federal MPs on Wednesday, after...
