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“Dead on Arrival” Jacqui Lambie on Morrison’s Religious Discrimination bill

“Dead on Arrival” Jacqui Lambie on Morrison’s Religious Discrimination bill

Independent senator Jacqui Lambie says she has no intention of voting for the Religious Discrimination bill when it reaches the senate, declaring the legislation to be “dead on arrival”. The Tasmanian senator made the comment during an interview on Sky News this morning. “I’m not voting for it” she told Sky News. “I can’t speak […]

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Jacqui Lambie labels One Nation the party of discrimination

Jacqui Lambie labels One Nation the party of discrimination

Senator Jacqui Lambie didn’t hold back on her thoughts about One Nation’s push to ban mandatory vaccine laws, rejecting the proposal that people who did not get the Covid-19 vaccinations were being discriminated against. “If you want a champion against discrimination, it’s not One Nation.” Senator Lambie told parliament this morning deliver a passionate speech […]

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Senator Jacqui Lambie denies she made a homophobic slur

Senator Jacqui Lambie denies she made a homophobic slur

Senator Jacqui Lambie has denied she made a homophobic slur – directed at QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce – when she had a meltdown in an airport recently. The Tasmanian senator delivered an apology to QANTAS staff on Wednesday after the airline banned her from flying with them for six months. The Senator lost her cool […]

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Lambie and Hanson want a super-plebiscite

Lambie and Hanson want a super-plebiscite

Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie has outlined her plan for a super-plebiscite at the next election and she’s says it’s an idea Pauline Hanson supports too. In the wake of the defeat of the government’s legislation to hold a plebiscite on marriage equality Senator Lambie took to Twitter and said the senate had killed off “people […]

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Marriage equality supporters welcome the end of the plebiscite

Marriage equality supporters welcome the end of the plebiscite

Yesterday the government’s proposed plan for marriage equality was defeated in the Upper House, with 33 votes against the bill and 29 in favour. High profile proponents for marriage equality without a plebiscite, Australian Marriage Equality & Australians For Equality have welcomed the end of the public vote. “The majority of Australians and parliamentarians back […]

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Marriage equality dominates Q&A discussion

Marriage equality dominates Q&A discussion

The ABC’s Q&A program featured a stellar line up last night as comedian Magda Szubanski, and rocker Jimmy Barnes took their seats on the panel alongside politicians Jackie Lambie, Tony Burke and Fiona Nash. The first question of the night was about marriage equality and the topic dominated the evenings discussion and the panelists debated the […]

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Jacqui Lambie Praises Russian Leader Putin

Jacqui Lambie Praises Russian Leader Putin

Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has praised Russian Leader Vladimir Putin as a great leader, but then later said she’d never given any thought to his treatment of Russia’s LGBTIQ community. Yesterday Prime Minister Tony Abbott told reporters that he would “shirtfront” the Russian Leader over the lack of access to the MH17 crash site. This […]

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