He briefly joined the Palmer United Party (PUP) before returning to the CLP in September 2014.
[2] A staunch Catholic, he has worked with the Church for over thirty years, and is also manager of the Australian Red Cross on the islands.
[6] In April 2014, Kurrupuwu was one of three indigenous MPs, alongside Alison Anderson and Larisa Lee, who resigned from the Country Liberal Party and sat as independents.
[7] The three MPs joined Palmer United later that month, with Anderson becoming the party's parliamentary leader.
[8][9] In September 2014, Kurrupuwu resigned from PUP and re-joined the Country Liberal Party.