STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Mr KATTER (Kennedy) (13:36): We have a redistribution going through in Queensland. I have seen some disgraceful performances in my life, but the Premier of Queensland has excelled himself. The member for Mount Isa is expected to look after Malanda and Millaa Millaa, which is the best part of three days drive in a car.

The member for that area has already crashed in an aeroplane twice in the last four years, and he has no money to use the aeroplanes anyway—what little money he has. How could you include two towns 1,500 kilometres away? They have a 100 inch rainfall, whereas Mount Isa and Cloncurry, have virtually no rainfall at all.

One is cattle and mining; the other is farming. There is absolutely no commonality of interest. This is being done to get rid of our tiny little party.

Now for anyone who is the Premier of Queensland and has nothing better to do with his time than run around trying to rub out a tiny little party with two or three members in the parliament, I mean, there's got to be something seriously wrong with that Premier of Queensland—but we'll deal with him in due course. You shoot your mouth off and make promises; you want to be very careful— (Time expired)