Episode 1: Shane Knuth

Shane Knuth grew up in North Queensland, moving from the cane town of Tully to Collinsville, a union stronghold. At 17 he became a fettler on the railway and at 38 the Nationals MP for Charters Towers. In eight terms in the Queensland Parliament he’s represented three electorates and three parties, creating a place for himself as a humble, authentic and well regarded local representative.

Rachel Nolan asks what he knows about North Queensland politics that the major parties find so hard to understand.

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