Katter's Australian Party
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Statement
Evidence
Score
Introduce a tax on the excess profits of large corporations (e.g. on banks, gas companies)
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Introduce short-term price caps (e.g. on rent and gas prices)
Type: Website
Summary: Katter’s Australian Party wants to take price caps a step further by immediately introducing a Reserve Resource Policy (RRP) which provides a fixed price and supply for coal and gas.
Support a significant reduction of individuals employed by the public service
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Prevent big companies from controlling the market and limiting consumer choice (e.g. supermarkets)
Type: Website
Summary: Bob Katter dressed as a pig and walked the halls of Federal Parliament to resemble the supermarkets with their “snouts in the trough” – to callout supermarket monopolies for allegedly underpaying their producers and price gouging off their consumers.
Source: https://www.bobkatter.com.au/parliament-stunt-exposes-piggy-supermarket-profits
Phase out tax concessions for property investors (e.g. negative gearing or capital gains tax discount)
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Incentivise state/territory government to increase renter rights and protections
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Increase investment in public and community housing
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Allow first home-buyers to access their super to help purchase their first home
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Incentivise state/territory governments to increase housing supply
Type: Website
Summary: Katter’s Australia Party want to secure the release of suitable land for housing development, thus presenting a substantial reduction in the price of housing.
Help first-home buyers with shared equity programs that would allow participants to co-purchase a home with the government
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Introduce energy bill rebates
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Increase financial support for energy efficiency upgrades
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Increase funding for community batteries that increase access to solar
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Strengthen regulations to prevent price-gouging by energy companies
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Make university free
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Cut a portion of existing student debt
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Support more fee-free TAFE places
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Increase funding for public schools
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Increase funding for and access to childcare subsidies
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Stop fossil fuel project approvals and expansions
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Accelerate the rollout of renewable energy projects
Type: Social Media
Summary: In June 2024, Katter’s Australian Party moved a motion in Parliament “giving the LNP the opportunity to set the record straight and commit to taking all necessary steps to reverse the 75% emissions targets agreed to previously by both sides of the House”.
Strengthen policies that ensure Australia’s biggest polluters genuinely cut their emissions
Type: Bill
Summary: In 2023, Bob Katter put forward a bill opposing the Safeguard Mechanism.
Increase investment in preventative health programs
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Make GP visits free or more affordable by increasing bulk billing incentives
Type: Website
Summary: Katter’s Australian Party supports making GP’s more affordable with a focus on rural areas.
Source: https://www.bobkatter.com.au/2025-federal-budget-the-country-is-playing-catchup-and-chasing-our-tail
Increase funding to train, attract, and retain more healthcare professionals, especially in regional areas
Type: Website
Summary: Bob Katter says that doctor attraction and retention are key to reducing the doctor shortage in rural and regional Australia. The Katter’s Australian Party wants medical graduates to complete two years’ service in the regions immediately after they graduate to attract them to the regions. Katter also wants the Federal Government to pay doctors serving in rural and regional areas an extra $80,000 a year to retain them.
Source: https://www.bobkatter.com.au/attraction-and-retention-of-rural-and-regional-doctors-is-key
Increase funding for dental and mental health
Type: Website
Summary: The Katter’s Australian Party supports funding dental services under rural local hospitals.
Expand subsidies to make more prescription medicines cheaper
Though we could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy, given Katter’s past support of expanding the PBS we consider them to be aligned with supporting this policy and have scored them a 2.
Increase investment in large-scale renewable energy and storage
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Require multinational gas companies to prioritise domestic supply, without supporting the approval of new gas projects
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Invest in nuclear power as a future energy source, while extending the life of coal power and increasing gas use in the interim
Type: Website
Summary: Whilst there is nothing mentioned in the Katter’s Australian Party’s latest policy statement, in 2020 the party supported nuclear energy especially for far north Queensland.
Improve access to government-held information about government policies and decisions
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Protect the ABC and SBS’s independence and funding
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Require all lobbyists that meet with politicians to be publicly disclosed
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Make public transport more frequent and reliable
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Improve bike paths and footpaths to encourage active transport
We could not find evidence to suggest that Katter’s Australian Party supports this policy.
Increase access and affordability of electric and low-emissions vehicles
Type: Website
Summary: Katter’s Australian Party does not support the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard as they believe that it will drive up the cost of four-wheel drives.
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