Jacqui Lambie says Pauline Hanson a ‘bloody coward’ after One Nation cartoon calling Andrew Hastie a traitor
Australian Senator Jacqui Lambie has publicly criticized One Nation leader Pauline Hanson for a social media cartoon depicting Liberal MP Andrew Hastie as a traitor. The conflict stems from Hastie's involvement in a defamation case involving a veteran.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political tensions in Australia regarding the treatment of veterans and the use of inflammatory rhetoric in political discourse.
Senator Jacqui Lambie says veterans ‘had better think twice’ about voting for One Nation after the video describing Andrew Hastie as a trailer. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP Senator Jacqui Lambie says veterans ‘had better think twice’ about voting for One Nation after the video describing Andrew Hastie as a trailer. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP Pauline Hanson Jacqui Lambie says Pauline Hanson a ‘bloody coward’ after One Nation cartoon calling Andrew Hastie a traitor Lambie, a veteran and Tasmanian senator, says One Nation leader is showing her ‘true colours’
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Prefer the Guardian on Google Jacqui Lambie has accused Pauline Hanson of being a “coward” for a One Nation cartoon calling the Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie a traitor, amid a growing spat between the One Nation leader and the former SAS captain.
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