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A Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) report has found that elected state government officials from the Katter Australian Party may have engaged in serious misconduct during a Friday arvo knock off at controversial nightclub/bar in Townsville’s main street.
The CCC investigated allegations that last Friday, Robbie Katter used his position as KAP’s Queensland State leader to persuade a bartender at The Mad Cow to ‘recommend something different’ – before ordering a round of pina coladas for fellow state MPs Shane Knuth (Hill) and Nick Dametto (Hinchinbrook)
The CCC investigations resulted in a large number of in-depth interviews with both bar staff from The Mad Cow and nearby AJs who claim to have witnessed Robbie Katter’s treasonous attempt to get off the Great Northerns.
While damning to the integrity of the greater KAP brand, the report does not recommend prosecution.
Federal KAP leader, Bob Katter III, says he’s not in a position to comment on Robbie’s brain snap – but has argued that something a politician can be forced into these kinds of compromises – especially when tasked with uniting the warring Tropical and Desert factions within the Katter Australia Party.
The report notes that Robbie Katter may lost his seat at the state election over this particular incident, but that’s the only way members of the public will be able to see him held accountable for his actions.
Robbie Katter has rejected the CCC findings, claiming the case centred around a half-pissed conversation he had with a bartender, where he was tricked into trying a cocktail named ‘The Strand Mate Hater’ – a mixture of Bundaberg Rum and pineapple cordial.
The CCC found that this constituted serious misconduct, despite the fact that the Member for Traeger opted against having the drinks served to his colleagues in hollowed out pineapples.
