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ABC News
02-06-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Jacqui Lambie surprised by Labor's campaign turnaround, as final Senate term ambitions revealed
Jacqui Lambie is settling in for a final six years, having successfully seen off a challenge for her federal Senate seat. Senator Lambie faced a nervous three-week wait for the distribution of preferences after the federal election on May 3. "I was more worried about Labor because the numbers, I'm thinking, 'Oh my goodness, they might win that third seat back,'" she told ABC Radio Hobart Mornings. Senator Lambie was eventually elected fifth, after a four-way contest for the final two seats between herself, re-elected Liberal senator Richard Colbeck, Labor, and One Nation's Lee Hanson, daughter of party founder Pauline Hanson. Senator Lambie said her campaign was hampered by a shortage of resources, lamenting a lack of money and volunteers. The Jacqui Lambie Network's 7.92 per cent vote share was down from the party's 2019 result of 8.92 per cent. It was also lower than in the 2022 election, when lead candidate Tammy Tyrell was elected. Senator Lambie put that down to Labor's campaign. "I don't think anything I could have done more or less of would have made any difference for me," she said. "I could see Labor coming home really strong, especially in that last two to two and a half weeks. In recent years, Senator Lambie has weighed in on some divisive Tasmanian issues, voicing strong views in her distinctive colourful way. At a 2023 rally opposing plans for a stadium on Hobart's waterfront, she told Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff to "stick it up your bum". She's also become a vocal opponent of salmon farming in Tasmanian waters. Senator Lambie denied these views have taken a toll on her popularity. She pointed to a majority of Tasmanians "against that stadium with the roof". Senator Lambie also defended her decision to run Jacqui Lambie Network candidates in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, saying it wasn't a distraction. Her candidates included former senator Rex Patrick, who joined the JLN as part of his attempt to win back the seat he lost in 2022. "They had to raise their own money … that did not come from me, they had to stand on their own two feet." The Jacqui Lambie Network won three seats at last year's Tasmanian state election, however the party imploded within months, with only one MP remaining. Senator Lambie, a former member of the Australian Army, said she was certain this would be her final Senate term. "We've just had a bit of a change to the doctor with my back and yeah, I am struggling a little bit physically from my time in service and under DVA (Department of Veterans Affairs). "I think it'll be 16 years [I've] done up by then. In her final term, Senator Lambie flagged pushing for Tasmanian issues, including the proposed Macquarie Point stadium and Tasmania's mounting debt, to feature on the national stage. "You can only print so much money, that really bothers me, especially for our children and our grandchildren," she said. She also said royalties earned from Western Australia's mining sector should be shared more evenly around the nation.
ABC News
27-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Lambie successful, Hanson misses out, as federal election Senate results finalised
Colourful Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie and Liberal senator Richard Colbeck have secured the last two of the state's six Senate seats contested at the May 3 federal election. On Tuesday, preferences were automatically distributed for the two tightly contested seats. Richard Colbeck and Jacqui Lambie have secured another term. They'll join Labor's Carol Brown and Richard Dowling, Liberal Claire Chandler and Greens Nick McKim in the Senate. In a statement, Senator Lambie thanked "all of my supporters, everyone who put up signs, stood at pre-poll and gave me donations". "I am very grateful that the Tasmanian people have given me the chance to fight for them for another six years. One Nation candidate Lee Hanson — daughter of party founder Pauline — was unsuccessful in securing a Senate spot after a close battle earlier in the race. Union organiser Josh Dolega has been officially confirmed at a joint sitting of Tasmania's parliament. He will fill the casual vacancy left by Anne Urquhart, the new federal member for the lower house seat of Braddon. In a statement, Mr Dolega said he wanted to "thank members of the ALP who have reached out for their kind words of support and their faith in me undertaking this important role". Richard Colbeck has both been contacted for comment.
9 News
03-05-2025
- Politics
- 9 News
How Nine is farewelling ousted MPs this election
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here Each time an election rolls around, the team at Nine comes up with a creative graphic to appropriately farewell MPs as they are bumped from their seats. In previous years, politicians unsuccessful in retaining their patches have been shredded, crushed and given the boot. This time around, Nine has unveiled an election "Dunk Tank" for the evening. This time around, Nine has unveiled an election "Dunk Tank" for the evening. (Nine) Throughout the evening, if an MP is turfed from their seat, they will be bid adieu with a plunge into the Dunk Tank. "Because politics is a circus, anyway," Federal Politics reporter Liz Daniels says. "If a politician tonight is dumped out of Parliament by you, they will be dunked out of Parliament by us." Federal Election 2025 elections federal election CONTACT US Property News: The Perth suburbs where residents rarely leave.
