KENNEDY MP Bob Katter was last night in talks with Prime Minister Julia Gillard as the pair tried to broker a deal to break Australia's political deadlock.

The independent yesterday had back-to-back meetings with political powerbrokers on both sides of the fence after he announced his 20-point wish list on Thursday.

Mr Katter’s office yesterday confirmed he was likely to make a decision on who to support early next week.

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The list has been praised in Mr Katter’s electorate, but both Labor and the Coalition have yet to make statements on the demands.

The list covers a spectrum of wants including breaking up the market dominance of Coles and Woolworths, canning the mining tax and the carbon tax schemes, and building a national energy grid.

The list also focuses on farmers by asking for a curb on imports and opening up access to 3 per cent of North Queensland’s water to provide food security and industry stability.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott yesterday did not hold talks with Mr Katter.

But Leichhardt-MP elect Warren Entsch said yesterday "there would be a lot for Tony to like" and there was room for discussion.

"It (the list) shows we have a similar vein of thinking," he said.

He is confident the list points to a vote for the Coalition.

Tony Windsor, who celebrated his 60th birthday on Thursday, left Canberra yesterday afternoon.

But before flying out of the nation’s capital he, Mr Katter and Mr Oakeshott had two meetings.

Mr Katter has made no bones about the fact that the trio intends to vote as a bloc but yesterday said this list, which put him at odds with Labor’s stance on key issues, must no be interpreted as supporting the Coalition.

"It’s my responsibility to do whatever I can ... to secure the right to survive. That’s all I’m asking for," he said.

"We may not (agree), at the end of the day, but I’m very anxious and I would be very strongly influenced by the position of my colleagues, as I hope they would be by my position," he said.

The Gillard Government has 74 seats, after Green MP Adam Bandt and Tasmanian independent Andrew Wilkie threw their support behind Labor.

The Coalition was on 73 and needs all three of the remaining independent’s votes to snatch power.

Mr Entsch said he hoped the vote would swing in the Coalition’s direction but either way he had described Mr Katter’s power as a great opportunity for North Queensland.

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