Bob Katter defends claiming more Comcar expenses than any other minister or backbench MP

Member for Kennedy claimed $35,468.14 in Comcar bills in the April-June quarter

Federal MP Bob Katter has defended claiming more taxpayer-funded car services than any other minister or backbench MP in the last quarter, describing himself as an everywhere man" who needed to travel widely to advocate for his electorate.

Katter, the member for Kennedy, has one of Australia's largest electorates. But his office wouldn't clarify how he claimed $35,000 in Comcar expenses in just one quarter, including $1,700 in one day - which would equate to 14 continuous hours of car usage at the standard rate of $2 per minute.