Where Katter's Australian Party stands — platform positions
15 position(s), each sourced exclusively from the party's own published materials (websites, platform documents, white papers) — never from media coverage. Where the party's own materials don't state a position, nothing is shown.
Immigration party platform
The platform states that migrants and long-term visa entrants should be limited to levels Australia can afford based on job creation and nation-building infrastructure, with intake reflective of the necessary facilities and infrastructure available. It states those permitted to migrate should be best able to assimilate and integrate, with a demonstrated commitment to work and to Australian values, while population growth is needed but should be distributed widely across the country, especially into northern Australia.
Economic nationalism party platform
The platform states that governments should provide and own essential services such as airports, water, electricity, gas, health services, road, rail and port networks, public transport and communications to enable Australian prosperity, and that foreign ownership or control of agricultural land, resources, corporations and the means of production should occur only when it is in the national interest and does not undermine or threaten Australia's independence and sovereignty.
Foreign policy & aid party platform
The platform states that to protect Australia's sovereignty and independence, the country needs a strong economy and a defence force strong enough to deter invasion, with Australia's interests put first in respect of agricultural land, corporations, resources and utilities.
Abortion & reproductive policy party platform
The platform states that Katter's Australian Party was founded on Christian values and believes that life is precious, and it opposed a federal Labor proposal to withhold health funding from states that do not require public hospitals to perform abortions. It has also expressed opposition to expansions of abortion access in Queensland.
Voluntary assisted dying party platform
The platform raised concerns that under voluntary assisted dying and related health-access laws, rural and regional Queenslanders could be "relegated to the status of second-class citizens" forced to accept a lesser standard of care compared with people in cities.
Gender & LGBTQ+ policy party platform
The platform included the Anti-Discrimination (Right to Use Gender-Specific Language) Amendment Bill 2018, introduced by KAP Leader Robbie Katter, which sought to enshrine in law the right to use gender-specific words such as "he", "she", "guy" and "man" and to protect gender-specific facilities such as bathrooms, in response to reports of universities penalising gender-specific language and pushes for compulsory gender-neutral bathrooms.
Drugs & law and order party platform
The platform's Relocation Sentencing policy proposes that eligible young offenders aged 10 to 17 be sent to remote, purpose-built agricultural and rehabilitative facilities (capped at around 30 young people, separated by age and sex) as an alternative approach intended to reduce youth crime and reoffending.
Hunting (duck & native birds) party platform
The platform states that Australians must have the freedom to pursue outdoor recreational activities of their choice, including hunting, shooting, fishing, boating, camping, four-wheel driving, horse riding, rock climbing, swimming and bushwalking, and that every law-abiding citizen should have the right to own firearms.
First Nations & treaty party platform
The platform's First Australians Policies address Alcohol Management Plans, reform of the "Blue Card" system to help more Indigenous Queenslanders into jobs, and the introduction of title deeds for First Australians so community members can gain ownership of their homes, businesses and farms, with such deeds proposed to be inalienable so they cannot be sold outside the community.
Nuclear & uranium party platform
The platform includes nuclear power as part of Australia's future energy mix alongside coal, cogeneration, ethanol and biofuels, with the party stating that as fossil fuels are depleted there will be no alternative but to turn to nuclear energy.
Health party platform
The platform called for an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, including "no jab, no job" requirements for health, aged care and disability workers, arguing mandates caused workforce shortages, and proposed rapid antigen testing as an alternative pathway for reopening rather than mandatory vaccination.
Education party platform
The platform included a bill — the Education (General Provisions) (Extension of Primary Schools in Remote Areas) Amendment Bill 2023 — to allow primary schools in remote Queensland communities without a local high school to deliver schooling through Years 7 to 10, so rural and remote families can keep children at home for longer.
Transport & infrastructure party platform
The platform supports the CopperString project, a roughly 720km high-voltage electricity transmission line connecting a substation near Woodstock, south of Townsville, to Mount Isa via Cloncurry, valued at around $1.7 billion, alongside advocacy for improved rail freight arrangements to keep bulk freight off North Queensland roads.
Energy party platform
The platform's Energy Policies support a diversified energy mix — including coal, nuclear, cogeneration, algae ponds, ethanol and biofuels — and criticise heavy reliance on solar and wind, arguing coal-fired power is markedly cheaper and more reliable and that large-scale solar panel manufacturing has shifted jobs overseas, particularly to China.
Environment & water party platform
The platform's Environmental Policies address enforcing the ethanol mandate, reversing regulations on agricultural water runoff affecting the Great Barrier Reef (which it describes as "farm-killing reef regulations"), crocodile management, wastewater treatment, and management of flying-fox colonies. Its Water Policies page lists major dam and irrigation projects, including Hells Gate Dam and Coalstoun Lakes Dam, intended to support irrigated agriculture and secure long-term water supply in North Queensland.
Compare with other parties: Immigration · Economic nationalism · Foreign policy & aid · Abortion & reproductive policy · Voluntary assisted dying · Gender & LGBTQ+ policy · Drugs & law and order · Hunting (duck & native birds) · First Nations & treaty · Nuclear & uranium · Health · Education · Transport & infrastructure · Energy · Environment & water.
Who donates to Katter's Australian Party?
Disclosed total: $251,667 AUD · 3 disclosed donor(s)
AEC detailed receipts (donations above the disclosure threshold only). Party-owned entities and branch transfers appear tagged.
| Donor | Amount (AUD) |
|---|---|
| Adani Mining Pty Ltd company An Australian coal mining company, a subsidiary of India's Adani Group, that develops and operates the Carmichael thermal coal mine in Queensland; it was renamed Bravus Mining & Resources in November 2020. | $100,000 |
| Elizabeth Nioa | $91,667 |
| Shooters Union of Queensland Pty Ltd other A Queensland-based firearms-owner advocacy organisation formed in 2005, providing club membership for licensing and promoting responsible firearm ownership; it later expanded nationally as Shooters Union Australia. | $60,000 |
Source: AEC Transparency Register
Political compass placement
Economic -6, social +7 (high confidence) — researched party-level placement, not a score computed from this database. Directly characterised as economically left-wing and socially right-wing: agrarian-socialist, protectionist economics (nationalised essential services, a state development bank) combined with strongly traditionalist social positions.
Members & candidates on record
- Robbie Katter — Katter's Australian Party · Queensland · Queensland Legislative Assembly · Traeger (QLD) · incumbent
- Shane Knuth — Katter's Australian Party · Queensland · Queensland Legislative Assembly · Hill (QLD) · incumbent
- Bob Katter — Katter's Australian Party · House of Representatives · Kennedy (QLD) · incumbent