Robbie Katter ‘cynical’ about level of support from government after Cyclone Kirrily

North Queensland MP Robbie Katter is “cynical” about the level of support residents will get from the government following cyclone Kirrily, arguing the closer residents are to voting centres, the “more attention” they get. Mr Katter’s comments come in the wake of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily, which has left thousands of Townsville residents without power. “Anything’s appreciated. I will make the observation that in Burketown, the exact same thing happened this time last year, in a small town very far remote west of Queensland ... We got $150 to people as assistance," he told Sky News Australia. “When Cairns was hit by the cyclone, they were talking about $900 to $1,000 to people straight up. “It seems to be the closer you are to the voting centres, the more attention you get from the likes of Murray Watt. “We’re a bit cynical that once it moves out west, we won’t get the same assistance from the government.”