Bob Katter was not in Parliament at all last week.

He will miss all this week as well.

Labor MP Craig Thomson will not be allowed the rest of the week off without a more specific diagnosis. Credit:Andrew Meares

In total, that's nine days of Federal Parliament for which he could not be bothered attending.

Why? Because he is too busy with the Queensland election campaign, trying to secure a handful of seats for his fledgling party, the Australian Party.