Bob Katter rips into Nationals in heated exchange

Australian Community Media

During a heated exchange at a press conference outside the supermarket prices inquiry, Bob Katter accused the major parties of inaction on supermarket pricing and told a Nationals senator to 'shut up' during a heated exchange.

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00:00 You're all about the words, never about the work.

00:02 You quit when you didn't get staffed because you didn't want to have to do the work.

00:05 You love the paycheck, you hate the hard job,

00:08 and these people here have been suffering under your watch.

00:11 Well the National Party...

00:12 No, no, no, no, no, no.

00:13 No, he spent his time attacking you, right?

00:16 You spent your time attacking Woolworths and Coles.

00:20 Why don't you spend a little bit of time attacking Woolworths and Coles...

00:23 What do you think we're doing here?

00:24 ...instead of playing politics?

00:25 Not you, I've got no problem with you, Bob.

00:28 I've got a problem with the stuntman here.

00:29 Ah, mate, you know I was a stuntman a few years ago.

00:33 I asked this bloke why he left.

00:35 He said because every one of the principles...

00:37 Because he thought he knew better than his electorate.

00:39 You let me...

00:39 He thought he knew better than his electorate.

00:40 Don't speak over me again.

00:42 Mate...

00:42 I'm warning you, don't speak over me.

00:46 He thought he knew better than his electorate.

00:47 You listen to this, you listen to this.

00:48 This bloke won't shut up, he won't let anyone else have a say.

00:51 And I can understand why he won't let anyone else have a say.

00:53 You're playing on taxpayer money to put him under pressure.

00:55 Don't keep interrupting me!

00:56 Taxpayer money...

00:57 Don't keep interrupting me!

00:59 Do you hear me?

01:00 Don't keep interrupting me!

01:02 I have a right to have a say.

01:04 You don't know you don't.

01:05 Every time I've opened my mouth, you've started talking.

01:08 Right, now shut up and let me have a go.

01:10 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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