Overview

• Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young asked the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission to investigate after Bob Katter threatened Nine reporter Josh Bavas when questioned about his Lebanese heritage in Brisbane.
• Katter has refused to apologise and told media he wished he had been "more aggressive," despite bipartisan condemnation including from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
• Nine Entertainment has demanded an apology and is considering defamation action after Katter labelled the reporter a racist, which colleagues say triggered online harassment.
• The IPSC’s code covers conduct in the course of parliamentary duties and can suspend MPs or cut up to 5% of their pay, though its jurisdiction over off‑site incidents remains contested and no sanction has been imposed.
• Katter promoted and attended anti‑immigration rallies where extremist elements were reported; he used a megaphone a neo‑Nazi group claims as its own, a link he denies while distancing himself from such groups.