Australian lawmaker Bob Katter threatens journalist with fist at press conference


SYDNEY (Reuters) -A veteran Australian lawmaker threatened a television journalist at a press conference on immigration on Thursday, shaking his fist and saying he had previously punched people for mentioning his Lebanese heritage.

Bob Katter, founder of Katter's Australian Party, a populist party advocating for farmers in rural areas, called the press conference to discuss his proposed attendance of the March For Australia, an anti-immigration rally due to be held in several cities on Sunday.

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