Bob Katter says the gloves are coming off as he seeks re-election in the seat of Kennedy at the forthcoming federal election.
Seeking his 11th election victory, Mr Katter has put out a campaign poster that makes him looks like a boxer and he's coming racing out of his corner saying he was opposed to the net-zero emissions policy of the Liberal National Party and Labor, which he says will destroy North Queensland's three major industries, coal, cane, and cattle.
"Under the ALP and LNP free-market policies they collectively sold the railways, privatised the electricity industry, and deregulated the wool, maize, tobacco, fishing, peanuts, pork, eggs, sugar, and dairy industries," Mr Katter said.
"They're now putting coal mining, coal power stations, cane and cattle industries on the altar of their green ideology. Not on my watch."
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Mr Katter said he was sick of hearing talk about building infrastructure in North Queensland and will demand bulldozers hit the ground.
"To my knowledge there hasn't been a single job creating development in the last four years of this Government," Mr Katter said.
"Nor has there been anything from the Queensland Labor Government. They're both going-to-do things, but that's all they are, 'Gunna-dos'."
Mr Katter said the federal coalition had frittered away a billion dollars in studies and reports without building a dam, or producing an engineering plan.
"All while the Hughenden Irrigation Scheme, Hells Gates Dam (built to 395m above sea level to facilitate the Bradfield Scheme), Charters Tower's Big Rocks Weir, the Tableland's North Johnstone Transfer, and Ingham's Stone River Weirs are ready to go."
Mr Katter said he would stand on his record.
"Serious money is being spent on the Flinders Highway from Hughenden to Cloncurry, and we've sealed the Hann Highway freight route that takes the Tableland's fruit and veg to the Melbourne/Sydney markets.
"We got the reversal of Glencore's decision to close the copper smelter in Mount Isa which saved thousands of jobs in North West Queensland and Townsville.
"Unless we get the Copperstring Transmission line going in the next six months, then this work will come undone, and the copper mining industry is doomed.
"We've also secured the $10 billion Reinsurance Pool for Northern Australia."
Mr Katter said the Federal LNP Government can't even fund and grow market gardens in the First Australian community area, which the Prime Minister promised to him in late 2018.
"They are still completing feasibility studies for market gardens four years on," Mr Katter said.
"Well, the Mayor of Mornington Island, Kyle Yanner, and myself couldn't wait any longer and we planted some fruit and vegetable trees ourselves.
"People are dying from diabetes, malnutrition, and kidney disease and the politicians in Brisbane and Canberra could not care less."