Apology NOT accepted - Katter

December 3, 2024

KAP Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has responded to Australian Venue Co's "apology" after backtracking on their decision to ban Australia Day celebrations in 2025.

Mr Katter vehemently condemned the company, saying he was "disgusted" that the country's second-largest hospitality company would make "such an un-Australian decision" in the first place.

"But I guess I shouldn't be surprised, seeing that the so-called "Australian" Venue Co is actually not so Australian after all," Mr Katter said.
Australian Venue Co was purchased by Hong Kong-based firm Pacific Alliance Group (PAG) just over a year ago.

Mr Katter continued, "This insults the very core of my being… an international conglomerate takes over an Australian company and then the first order of business is shutting down the celebration of this great nation.

"This is the gravest of insults to those who fought and died for us and the freedoms we are fortunate enough to experience every day.

"The traditional Aussie pub is about bringing people together, but this stunt has taken aim at the unity of our nation and attempted to drive us apart.

When asked what he would say to the PAG executives, Mr Katter responded, "Don't you worry, I can see what you're doing. Be warned, I'm coming for you, and it ain't gunna be pretty.

"I'm sick and tired of people spitting on patriotic Australians who love their country.

"I don't want them here, these people, they're un-Australian. So, if you don't want to celebrate this place, then go back overseas and get out of here.

"These people aren't just un-Australian; it's more than their absence of any iota of passion or patriotism. They are, in fact, anti-Australians.

"Even though it's Christmas time, the executives of this company need a big whack, and I'm willing to be the one to give it to them.

 "I am a proud Australian, and I'm calling every other proud Australian across this great land to stand with me and fight for our right to Aussie pride."

AUSTRALIAN VENUE CO PARENT ORGANISATION
Pacific Alliance Group (PAG) – based in Hong Kong

AUSTRALIAN VENUE CO EXECUTIVE TEAM
Paul Waterson – CEO
David Noonan – CFO
Craig Ellison – COO

AUSTRALIAN VENUE CO HOTELS IN NORTH QUEENSLAND
Airlie Beach Hotel
Barron River Hotel Cairns
Boomerang Hotel Mackay
Capella Hotel Mackay
Commonwealth Hotel Innisfail
Dunwoody’s Hotel Cairns North
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Grafton Hotel Edmonton
Hotel Allen North Wars
Jubilee Tavern Airlie Beach
Kooyong Hotel North Mackay
Mount Sheridan Tavern Cairns
Palm Cove Tavern
Reef Gateway Hotel Townsville
The Anthill Mareeba
The Mansfield Townsville
The Metropolitan Hotel
Tom’s Tavern Townsville
Trinity Beach Tavern Cairns

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