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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Dylan Nicholson

'They used to sacrifice human beings': Katter blasts shark protections in Hunter visit

Far North Queensland MP Bob Katter has labelled shark protections as "paganism" during a surprise trip to Port Stephens, calling for the aquatic predators to go back on fish and chip shop menus.

Mr Katter was in Lemon Tree Passage on Monday, meeting with shark fisherman Joel Nancarrow and Mission Beach fishing charter operator Gerard Pike to discuss an "explosion of bull sharks" on Australia's east coast.

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