Bob Katter Hands Party Leadership to Son to Focus on Building Dams

Bob Katter talks to the press at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Sept. 7, 2010. Cole Bennetts/Getty Images

A veteran Australian MP for Queensland and maverick Bob Katter wants to spend more time battling free marketeers and building dams, so has handed the reins of his political party to son Robbie.

Robbie Katter is a member of the Queensland parliament and leader of the state’s socially conservative Katter Australian Party branch.