00:00Good evening. Bob Catter has unleashed, abusing and threatening a nine journalist at a Brisbane media conference.
00:07The 80-year-old was there to tell everyone about a list of Australians he once deported,
00:12before the federal MP deemed a question about his own heritage racist.
00:17A long way from the parliament in which he usually sits, Bob Catter.
00:21The gloves are coming right off now.
00:23And they were.
00:25Bob, you've got Lebanese heritage yourself.
00:27Oh, mate, don't say that, because that irritates me, and I punch blokes in the mouth for saying that.
00:34Don't you dare say that.
00:35The question from Nine reporter Josh Bavis was about the benefits of migrants with good values,
00:41families like the Catters, as described by Bob's sister.
00:44My grandfather, Jiddi we called him, came from Lebanon when he was in his early teens.
00:53And echoed by his son.
00:54I had some Irish heritage and some Lebanese heritage, both were chased out of their countries at the time.
01:02My family have been in this country for 140 years, right?
01:07So you, and if you say anything like that, I have, on many occasions, punch blokes in the mouth, right?
01:13So I'm restraining myself today.
01:15But he didn't restrain himself for long.
01:17Don't say that.
01:18I'm sure that he said it.
01:19Don't say that, because you're a racist.
01:22You're a racist.
01:24You cannot say what you've just said without being identified as a racist.
01:29In a statement, Nine News said this baseless and offensive accusation of racism is an irresponsible
01:34attempt to shut down a legitimate line of questioning and warrants a public apology from Mr.
01:40Catter.
01:40But it wasn't only Nine.
01:42I think we stop now, because you've got a black mark on you too.
01:45Yeah, look, we'll move on.
01:47Bob Catter's outbursts have been part of his appeal in Canberra and Queensland for decades.
01:52What made this time different?
01:54It came with a clenched fist.
01:56I think it's quite offensive to threaten a journalist with a fist.
01:59Point taken.
02:00Mr. Catter had gathered with members of his party in Brisbane, promoting the March for Australia.
02:05Its website lists two goals.
02:07No foreign flags and an end to mass migration.
02:10If you have anti-Australian sentiments, then get the hell out of my country, because we
02:17are taking the names down now of anyone that treats our flag badly.
02:23It's not clear what sentiments are considered anti-Australian or who'd be the judge.
02:29Charles Croucher, Nine News.
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