Overview

• Footage shows the veteran MP cutting off Nine News reporter Josh Bavas, raising a clenched fist and saying he has “punched blokes in the mouth” when asked about his Lebanese heritage.
• Speaking outside Queensland Parliament, Katter backed nationwide March for Australia events on August 31 and argued migrants should only be accepted if they “tick the boxes” on values he listed.
• Channel Nine denounced his accusations of racism as baseless, called the threat unacceptable, publicly backed its reporter and sought a formal apology.
• Robbie Katter defended his father’s reaction and suggested an apology was unlikely, as party colleagues moved to end the press conference.
• Government figures condemned the planned rallies and stressed community safety after media reports identified white nationalist content linked to some organisers or associated accounts.