Overview

• At a Thursday press conference outside Queensland Parliament, Bob Katter raised his fist at Nine reporter Josh Bavas and warned he had 'punched blokes in the mouth' after being asked about his Lebanese heritage.
• Nine’s news chief Fiona Dear called the threats unacceptable, defended Bavas as doing his job, and said the network expects a public apology.
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged Katter to reflect on footage of the exchange, while Mark Butler, Jane Hume and David Littleproud labeled the behavior unacceptable and unsafe for workplace standards.
• Reports note the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission could be asked to assess whether the conduct breached behavior codes, though a formal censure next week is not expected.
• Katter used the event to endorse March For Australia anti‑immigration rallies planned for this weekend, which have raised community safety concerns as media highlight organisers’ online links to white‑nationalist content.