Click on our poll as Katters defend Fraser Anning racist speech. Support for their party falls away, with LNP, One Nation and Labor MPs attacking the issue

Derek Barry
Updated August 17 2018 - 9:08am, first published 9:01am
PARTY WOES: Robbie Katter has defended Senator Fraser Anning and called for a plebiscite on immigration.
PARTY WOES: Robbie Katter has defended Senator Fraser Anning and called for a plebiscite on immigration.

Katter Australian Party state leader Robbie Katter has called for a plebiscite on immigration while defending his party’s new senator.

Derek Barry

Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

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