Bob Katter painted in flattering light as portrait unveiled after 50 colourful years in politics

PM says permanent display of the veteran member for Kennedy's likeness will ensure a corner of this Parliament House that is forever Bob Katter'

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Kennedy is a peculiar electorate," veteran MP Bob Katter said with a smile, standing next to the shrouded frame of the near-lifesize portrait he still hadn't seen yet.

The peculiarity he spoke of, in his far north Queensland home, was to do with its characters and its history, but it could also extend to Kennedy's predilection for Katters; Thursday's portrait unveiling honoured Bob's 50 years in politics, including 12 consecutive federal terms since 1993, coming after Kennedy elected his father, Bob Sr, for 10 terms between 1966 and 1990.