Jacqui Lambie

Latest speeches

1. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Private Senators’ Bills opened: veterans’ healthcare cap

     “Thank you, Deputy President. On budget night this year, Australian veterans found out that the Minister of Veterans' Affairs had decided to cap allied health services. I was alarmed. So alarmed that I put out a media release, which pointed…”

     Watch from 11:50

2. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Senators’ statements: free speech, health, justice, cost‑of‑living

     “Sue Neill-Fraser was found guilty of murdering her partner, Bob Chappell, aboard their yacht in Hobart in 2009. Ms Neill-Fraser has always protested her innocence and no body has ever been found. No murder weapon either. But she was convicted…”

     Watch from 2:47

   • Formal business and orders of the day: notices, motions and divisions

     “I ask that general business notice of motion number 737 be taken as a formal motion.”

     Watch from 2:07:12

   • Urgency motion defeated: Future Made in Australia

     “Thank you, Deputy Acting President. Nine years ago, when Sanjeev Gupta took over Whyalla Steelworks, there were celebrations all around. The people of Whyalla even gave him a parade and called him the savior of our steel industry. Gupta told…”

     Watch from 3:45:29

3. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Senators’ statements: child protection, environment, Holocaust education, AI, health and economic integrity

     “Thank you. Every time big corporations get a sniff of any regulation they threaten to leave the country. Now big tech is jumping on the bandwagon OpenAI that's ChatGPT by the way has issued an ultimatum to our own government…”

     Watch from 4:18:35

4. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 15 September 2026

   • Adjournment: Lambie on populism, One Nation and Trump-style politics

     “Oh, thank you very much. I got pretty angry last week, and as often happens, it was my electorate office that had to wear the abuse. Thank you guys once again for being so stoic as you always are. I…”

     Watch from 2:44:16

5. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 15 September 2026

   • Question Time: Macroeconomy, Medicare, plastics and AI

     “Thank you, Madam President. My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Minister Watt. The Australian Federal Police has been tasked with providing the protective security framework for AUKUS submarine program and in response has established…”

     Watch from 2:42:45

   • Question Time: Macroeconomy, Medicare, plastics and AI

     “Thank you, Madam President. The AFP has previously stated 199 protective services officers will be required at HMAS Stirling by the perspective in June 2025. The AFP had a total of 838 protective service officers, so AUKUS protection requires 24%…”

     Watch from 2:45:08

   • Take‑note debate: Packaging reform and AUKUS AFP security

     “Thank you, Deputy President. I rise to take note of answers given by Minister Watt. Not a week goes by where I'm not surprised by the AUKUS progress. I'm not against nuclear-powered submarines, but I am against the delinquent spending…”

     Watch from 3:37:22
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6. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 14 September 2026

   • Short Senate statements: extremism, mining tax and political culture

     “Senator Lambie. Thank you. These are some of the nasties coming through to my office. From Leanne: something is wrong with this girl's mental capacity. From Tony: I don't know what's worse, her voice or her face. From Troy: sometimes…”

     Watch from 4:03:13