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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee Queensland state correspondent

Robbie Katter to ‘test the parliament’ on abortion as Queensland election count continues

Katter’s Australian Party members Shane Knuth (left), the Member for Hill, Robbie Katter (centre), the Member for Traeger and Nick Dametto (right)
Katter’s Australian party MP Robbie Katter (centre) is sceptical that Crisafulli government MPs would vote against their party on abortion reform. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

The Queensland cross-bench MP, Robbie Katter, says he thinks Liberal National party candidates who made anti-abortion comments prior to the state election were “dog whistling” but have little intention of deviating from the party line.

The Katter’s Australian party leader told ABC Radio National on Tuesday that he would still seek to “test the parliament” on a potential private member’s bill to wind back some elements of Queensland’s 2018 laws that decriminalised abortion.

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