Bob Katter to be commemorated with portrait in Parliament House

Prime minister describes the 79-year-old politician as an institution in his own right'

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The colourful North Queensland MP, Bob Katter, will be immortalised in Parliament House with a one-off portrait to commemorate his 50 years across state and federal parliaments.

Katter, who was first elected in Queensland's legislative assembly in 1974 before moving to federal politics in 1993 as part of the Nationals, has been described by the prime minister as an institution in his own right".

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