Hard as it might be to comprehend with any degree of conventional clarity the doings of Bob Katter, you could very nearly empathise with him as he covered his face during Monday's parliamentary sitting.

Who would wish to be identified with a House of Representatives Question Time of such driveling theatre?

Crossbench MP Bob Katter covers his face while sitting next to Liberal MP Gladys Liu. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

Anthony Albanese's Labor opposition has been handed an extended magazine of ammunition with which to pepper Scott Morrison and his government over the curious case of Gladys Liu and her potential connections with the propaganda arm of the Chinese government, not to mention the matter of how she might have raised a million dollars.

So what was Albanese's angle of attack?