Bob Katter calls for referendum for North Qld to become separate territory

The long-serving MP said he would call for a referendum at the 2024 local government elections on north Queensland being a sovereign territory in its own right.

He said it was illogical for the north of the state to be beholden to decisions made by Brisbane-based politicians who are “1500 kilometres away”.

“We are the only area on earth where nearly one-million people are governed by a government 1500…