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The Age
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Age
‘Straighten your tiara and let's get on with the job': Hume admits she took Ley dumping personally
Liberal senator Jane Hume has rebuked Opposition Leader Sussan Ley for demoting her to the backbench, saying it hurt professionally but she would now be free to speak her mind on television. The embattled senator spoke publicly for the first time about her shock demotion to breakfast television on Friday. The Coalition frontbench was unveiled earlier in the week, revealing Hume had been booted from her previous role in shadow finance. 'If you're asking me whether … I feel hurt or slighted by this move from Sussan, of course it hurts. It hurts professionally because I was a hard-working and prolific and high-profile member of the frontbench in the previous opposition,' Hume told Seven's Sunrise. 'It hurts personally, too, because you know, Sussan and I are friends … [however], this isn't the playground, this is the parliament. I'm not here to make friends. I'm here to make a difference.' Hume's open frustration will test Ley's ability to manage disappointed party members who are no longer bound by shadow cabinet solidarity, following the open disappointment expressed by Nationals defector Jacinta Nampijinpa Price on Sky News hours after she was sent to the outer ministry role of defence industry and personnel. Hume said she would now be free to speak her mind, and that would make for good television. 'There is something very liberating about being on the backbench and being able to speak without having to stick to the party line and without having to stick to talking points. That's certainly going to make for much more interesting Sunrise interviews. So, you're very lucky, I think,' Hume said to host Natalie Barr. Hume came under fire during the election campaign as the lead on the Coalition's policy ordering public servants back to the office full-time. Then-opposition leader Peter Dutton backfliped on the policy a little over a week into the campaign.
Sydney Morning Herald
3 days ago
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Straighten your tiara and let's get on with the job': Hume admits she took Ley dumping personally
Liberal senator Jane Hume has rebuked Opposition Leader Sussan Ley for demoting her to the backbench, saying it hurt professionally but she would now be free to speak her mind on television. The embattled senator spoke publicly for the first time about her shock demotion to breakfast television on Friday. The Coalition frontbench was unveiled earlier in the week, revealing Hume had been booted from her previous role in shadow finance. 'If you're asking me whether … I feel hurt or slighted by this move from Sussan, of course it hurts. It hurts professionally because I was a hard-working and prolific and high-profile member of the frontbench in the previous opposition,' Hume told Seven's Sunrise. 'It hurts personally, too, because you know, Sussan and I are friends … [however], this isn't the playground, this is the parliament. I'm not here to make friends. I'm here to make a difference.' Hume's open frustration will test Ley's ability to manage disappointed party members who are no longer bound by shadow cabinet solidarity, following the open disappointment expressed by Nationals defector Jacinta Nampijinpa Price on Sky News hours after she was sent to the outer ministry role of defence industry and personnel. Hume said she would now be free to speak her mind, and that would make for good television. 'There is something very liberating about being on the backbench and being able to speak without having to stick to the party line and without having to stick to talking points. That's certainly going to make for much more interesting Sunrise interviews. So, you're very lucky, I think,' Hume said to host Natalie Barr. Hume came under fire during the election campaign as the lead on the Coalition's policy ordering public servants back to the office full-time. Then-opposition leader Peter Dutton backfliped on the policy a little over a week into the campaign.
The Advertiser
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Dumped senator vows to 'straighten tiara', move forward
Liberal senator Jane Hume has vowed to straighten her tiara and get on with the job after being dumped from shadow cabinet by the opposition leader. The Victorian senator was the highest profile demotion when Sussan Ley unveiled her leadership team earlier this week. It came after Senator Hume wore some of the internal blame for the Liberals' disastrous election result after spearheading an unpopular return to work policy blamed for alienating women voters. The coalition was forced to drop the proposal to force public service workers back into the office mid-election campaign after severe backlash. "Of course it hurts," Senator Hume told Seven's Sunrise on Friday. "It hurts professionally because I was a hard-working and prolific and high profile member of the frontbench in the previous opposition. "It hurts personally too because Sussan and I are friends." "There is something very liberating about being on the backbench and being able to speak without having to stick to the party line and without having to stick to talking points," she said. "The most important thing we can all do here now is get behind Sussan Ley, put our shoulders to the wheel because there's a very big task ahead of us. "As my very wise mother would say, 'stop your nonsense, chin up, chest out, straighten your tiara and let's get on with the job'." Ms Ley has said Senator Hume was an excellent performer and still had a lot to give to the party regardless of what position she held. Two other prominent conservative Liberal senators, Claire Chandler and Sarah Henderson, were also dumped from shadow cabinet by Ms Ley in a shakeup from the Peter Dutton era. Outspoken senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, who sent shockwaves across the coalition when she defected from the National party room to join the Liberals in an ill-fated attempt to run for deputy leader, was also demoted. Senator Nampijinpa Price has been relegated to the outer ministry from cabinet after stirring controversy during the election campaign by mimicking US President Donald Trump's slogan when she pledged to "make Australian great again". It came at a time when the Liberals were trying to distance themselves from the US president's actions. Liberal moderates and political allies were rewarded by Ms Ley with promotions to the shadow cabinet and outer ministry. Shadow cabinet is made up of a delicate factional balance that also takes into consideration state representation and a Senate-lower house balance from within the cohort of MPs vying for seats. Liberal senator Jane Hume has vowed to straighten her tiara and get on with the job after being dumped from shadow cabinet by the opposition leader. The Victorian senator was the highest profile demotion when Sussan Ley unveiled her leadership team earlier this week. It came after Senator Hume wore some of the internal blame for the Liberals' disastrous election result after spearheading an unpopular return to work policy blamed for alienating women voters. The coalition was forced to drop the proposal to force public service workers back into the office mid-election campaign after severe backlash. "Of course it hurts," Senator Hume told Seven's Sunrise on Friday. "It hurts professionally because I was a hard-working and prolific and high profile member of the frontbench in the previous opposition. "It hurts personally too because Sussan and I are friends." "There is something very liberating about being on the backbench and being able to speak without having to stick to the party line and without having to stick to talking points," she said. "The most important thing we can all do here now is get behind Sussan Ley, put our shoulders to the wheel because there's a very big task ahead of us. "As my very wise mother would say, 'stop your nonsense, chin up, chest out, straighten your tiara and let's get on with the job'." Ms Ley has said Senator Hume was an excellent performer and still had a lot to give to the party regardless of what position she held. Two other prominent conservative Liberal senators, Claire Chandler and Sarah Henderson, were also dumped from shadow cabinet by Ms Ley in a shakeup from the Peter Dutton era. Outspoken senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, who sent shockwaves across the coalition when she defected from the National party room to join the Liberals in an ill-fated attempt to run for deputy leader, was also demoted. Senator Nampijinpa Price has been relegated to the outer ministry from cabinet after stirring controversy during the election campaign by mimicking US President Donald Trump's slogan when she pledged to "make Australian great again". It came at a time when the Liberals were trying to distance themselves from the US president's actions. Liberal moderates and political allies were rewarded by Ms Ley with promotions to the shadow cabinet and outer ministry. Shadow cabinet is made up of a delicate factional balance that also takes into consideration state representation and a Senate-lower house balance from within the cohort of MPs vying for seats. Liberal senator Jane Hume has vowed to straighten her tiara and get on with the job after being dumped from shadow cabinet by the opposition leader. The Victorian senator was the highest profile demotion when Sussan Ley unveiled her leadership team earlier this week. It came after Senator Hume wore some of the internal blame for the Liberals' disastrous election result after spearheading an unpopular return to work policy blamed for alienating women voters. The coalition was forced to drop the proposal to force public service workers back into the office mid-election campaign after severe backlash. "Of course it hurts," Senator Hume told Seven's Sunrise on Friday. "It hurts professionally because I was a hard-working and prolific and high profile member of the frontbench in the previous opposition. "It hurts personally too because Sussan and I are friends." "There is something very liberating about being on the backbench and being able to speak without having to stick to the party line and without having to stick to talking points," she said. "The most important thing we can all do here now is get behind Sussan Ley, put our shoulders to the wheel because there's a very big task ahead of us. "As my very wise mother would say, 'stop your nonsense, chin up, chest out, straighten your tiara and let's get on with the job'." Ms Ley has said Senator Hume was an excellent performer and still had a lot to give to the party regardless of what position she held. Two other prominent conservative Liberal senators, Claire Chandler and Sarah Henderson, were also dumped from shadow cabinet by Ms Ley in a shakeup from the Peter Dutton era. Outspoken senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, who sent shockwaves across the coalition when she defected from the National party room to join the Liberals in an ill-fated attempt to run for deputy leader, was also demoted. Senator Nampijinpa Price has been relegated to the outer ministry from cabinet after stirring controversy during the election campaign by mimicking US President Donald Trump's slogan when she pledged to "make Australian great again". It came at a time when the Liberals were trying to distance themselves from the US president's actions. Liberal moderates and political allies were rewarded by Ms Ley with promotions to the shadow cabinet and outer ministry. Shadow cabinet is made up of a delicate factional balance that also takes into consideration state representation and a Senate-lower house balance from within the cohort of MPs vying for seats. Liberal senator Jane Hume has vowed to straighten her tiara and get on with the job after being dumped from shadow cabinet by the opposition leader. The Victorian senator was the highest profile demotion when Sussan Ley unveiled her leadership team earlier this week. It came after Senator Hume wore some of the internal blame for the Liberals' disastrous election result after spearheading an unpopular return to work policy blamed for alienating women voters. The coalition was forced to drop the proposal to force public service workers back into the office mid-election campaign after severe backlash. "Of course it hurts," Senator Hume told Seven's Sunrise on Friday. "It hurts professionally because I was a hard-working and prolific and high profile member of the frontbench in the previous opposition. "It hurts personally too because Sussan and I are friends." "There is something very liberating about being on the backbench and being able to speak without having to stick to the party line and without having to stick to talking points," she said. "The most important thing we can all do here now is get behind Sussan Ley, put our shoulders to the wheel because there's a very big task ahead of us. "As my very wise mother would say, 'stop your nonsense, chin up, chest out, straighten your tiara and let's get on with the job'." Ms Ley has said Senator Hume was an excellent performer and still had a lot to give to the party regardless of what position she held. Two other prominent conservative Liberal senators, Claire Chandler and Sarah Henderson, were also dumped from shadow cabinet by Ms Ley in a shakeup from the Peter Dutton era. Outspoken senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, who sent shockwaves across the coalition when she defected from the National party room to join the Liberals in an ill-fated attempt to run for deputy leader, was also demoted. Senator Nampijinpa Price has been relegated to the outer ministry from cabinet after stirring controversy during the election campaign by mimicking US President Donald Trump's slogan when she pledged to "make Australian great again". It came at a time when the Liberals were trying to distance themselves from the US president's actions. Liberal moderates and political allies were rewarded by Ms Ley with promotions to the shadow cabinet and outer ministry. Shadow cabinet is made up of a delicate factional balance that also takes into consideration state representation and a Senate-lower house balance from within the cohort of MPs vying for seats.
The Advertiser
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Advertiser
'Straighten your tiara': Jane Hume breaks her silence over her demotion
The Liberals' former finance and public service spokeswoman, Jane Hume, has broken her silence over her controversial dumping from the Coalition frontbench by Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. Senator Hume told Seven's Sunrise that the loss of her portfolio "hurts professionally because I was a hard-working and prolific and high-profile member of the frontbench in the previous opposition." "If you're asking me whether I've been ... I feel hurt or slighted by this move from Sussan, of course, it hurts," she said. "It hurts personally, too - because, you know, Sussan and I are friends." But, the Victorian senator said: "This isn't the playground. This is the Parliament. I'm not here to make friends. I'm here to make a difference." She made the comments after being asked if her demotion was "payback" for her role in announcing and advocating for the Coalition's short-lived work-from-home policy during the election campaign. Former opposition leader Peter Dutton retracted the policy to force public servants back to the office full time after a public backlash, particularly from private sector women who feared it would be expanded to deprive them of workplace flexibility. Senator Hume said her demotion would afford her more freedom to speak her mind. "There is something very liberating about being on the backbench and being able to speak without having to stick to the party line and without having to stick to talking points," she said. "I will continue to do that every day from whatever position I am in," she said, calling on all members of the Opposition to "get behind Sussan Ley, put our shoulders to the wheel." "There's a very big task ahead of us. Not only to win back the hearts and minds and votes of Australians, but also to hold this terrible government to account," Senator Hume said. "That's exactly what I am going to be doing every day, and every single one of my colleagues are going to be doing every day. "As my very wise mother would say, 'Stop your nonsense, chin up, chest out, straighten your tiara and let's get on with the job'." The Liberals' former finance and public service spokeswoman, Jane Hume, has broken her silence over her controversial dumping from the Coalition frontbench by Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. Senator Hume told Seven's Sunrise that the loss of her portfolio "hurts professionally because I was a hard-working and prolific and high-profile member of the frontbench in the previous opposition." "If you're asking me whether I've been ... I feel hurt or slighted by this move from Sussan, of course, it hurts," she said. "It hurts personally, too - because, you know, Sussan and I are friends." But, the Victorian senator said: "This isn't the playground. This is the Parliament. I'm not here to make friends. I'm here to make a difference." She made the comments after being asked if her demotion was "payback" for her role in announcing and advocating for the Coalition's short-lived work-from-home policy during the election campaign. Former opposition leader Peter Dutton retracted the policy to force public servants back to the office full time after a public backlash, particularly from private sector women who feared it would be expanded to deprive them of workplace flexibility. Senator Hume said her demotion would afford her more freedom to speak her mind. "There is something very liberating about being on the backbench and being able to speak without having to stick to the party line and without having to stick to talking points," she said. "I will continue to do that every day from whatever position I am in," she said, calling on all members of the Opposition to "get behind Sussan Ley, put our shoulders to the wheel." "There's a very big task ahead of us. Not only to win back the hearts and minds and votes of Australians, but also to hold this terrible government to account," Senator Hume said. "That's exactly what I am going to be doing every day, and every single one of my colleagues are going to be doing every day. "As my very wise mother would say, 'Stop your nonsense, chin up, chest out, straighten your tiara and let's get on with the job'." The Liberals' former finance and public service spokeswoman, Jane Hume, has broken her silence over her controversial dumping from the Coalition frontbench by Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. Senator Hume told Seven's Sunrise that the loss of her portfolio "hurts professionally because I was a hard-working and prolific and high-profile member of the frontbench in the previous opposition." "If you're asking me whether I've been ... I feel hurt or slighted by this move from Sussan, of course, it hurts," she said. "It hurts personally, too - because, you know, Sussan and I are friends." But, the Victorian senator said: "This isn't the playground. This is the Parliament. I'm not here to make friends. I'm here to make a difference." She made the comments after being asked if her demotion was "payback" for her role in announcing and advocating for the Coalition's short-lived work-from-home policy during the election campaign. Former opposition leader Peter Dutton retracted the policy to force public servants back to the office full time after a public backlash, particularly from private sector women who feared it would be expanded to deprive them of workplace flexibility. Senator Hume said her demotion would afford her more freedom to speak her mind. "There is something very liberating about being on the backbench and being able to speak without having to stick to the party line and without having to stick to talking points," she said. "I will continue to do that every day from whatever position I am in," she said, calling on all members of the Opposition to "get behind Sussan Ley, put our shoulders to the wheel." "There's a very big task ahead of us. Not only to win back the hearts and minds and votes of Australians, but also to hold this terrible government to account," Senator Hume said. "That's exactly what I am going to be doing every day, and every single one of my colleagues are going to be doing every day. "As my very wise mother would say, 'Stop your nonsense, chin up, chest out, straighten your tiara and let's get on with the job'." The Liberals' former finance and public service spokeswoman, Jane Hume, has broken her silence over her controversial dumping from the Coalition frontbench by Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. Senator Hume told Seven's Sunrise that the loss of her portfolio "hurts professionally because I was a hard-working and prolific and high-profile member of the frontbench in the previous opposition." "If you're asking me whether I've been ... I feel hurt or slighted by this move from Sussan, of course, it hurts," she said. "It hurts personally, too - because, you know, Sussan and I are friends." But, the Victorian senator said: "This isn't the playground. This is the Parliament. I'm not here to make friends. I'm here to make a difference." She made the comments after being asked if her demotion was "payback" for her role in announcing and advocating for the Coalition's short-lived work-from-home policy during the election campaign. Former opposition leader Peter Dutton retracted the policy to force public servants back to the office full time after a public backlash, particularly from private sector women who feared it would be expanded to deprive them of workplace flexibility. Senator Hume said her demotion would afford her more freedom to speak her mind. "There is something very liberating about being on the backbench and being able to speak without having to stick to the party line and without having to stick to talking points," she said. "I will continue to do that every day from whatever position I am in," she said, calling on all members of the Opposition to "get behind Sussan Ley, put our shoulders to the wheel." "There's a very big task ahead of us. Not only to win back the hearts and minds and votes of Australians, but also to hold this terrible government to account," Senator Hume said. "That's exactly what I am going to be doing every day, and every single one of my colleagues are going to be doing every day. "As my very wise mother would say, 'Stop your nonsense, chin up, chest out, straighten your tiara and let's get on with the job'."
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Politics
- Perth Now
Dumped senator vows to 'straighten tiara', move forward
Liberal senator Jane Hume has vowed to straighten her tiara and get on with the job after being dumped from shadow cabinet by the opposition leader. The Victorian senator was the highest profile demotion when Sussan Ley unveiled her leadership team earlier this week. It came after Senator Hume wore some of the internal blame for the Liberals' disastrous election result after spearheading an unpopular return to work policy blamed for alienating women voters. The coalition was forced to drop the proposal to force public service workers back into the office mid-election campaign after severe backlash. "Of course it hurts," Senator Hume told Seven's Sunrise on Friday. "It hurts professionally because I was a hard-working and prolific and high profile member of the frontbench in the previous opposition. "It hurts personally too because Sussan and I are friends." But Senator Hume vowed to continue the fight from the backbench and speak her mind as she was no longer bound by the need to toe the party line as a member of the shadow ministry. "There is something very liberating about being on the backbench and being able to speak without having to stick to the party line and without having to stick to talking points," she said. "The most important thing we can all do here now is get behind Sussan Ley, put our shoulders to the wheel because there's a very big task ahead of us. "As my very wise mother would say, 'stop your nonsense, chin up, chest out, straighten your tiara and let's get on with the job'." Ms Ley has said Senator Hume was an excellent performer and still had a lot to give to the party regardless of what position she held. Two other prominent conservative Liberal senators, Claire Chandler and Sarah Henderson, were also dumped from shadow cabinet by Ms Ley in a shakeup from the Peter Dutton era. Outspoken senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, who sent shockwaves across the coalition when she defected from the National party room to join the Liberals in an ill-fated attempt to run for deputy leader, was also demoted. Senator Nampijinpa Price has been relegated to the outer ministry from cabinet after stirring controversy during the election campaign by mimicking US President Donald Trump's slogan when she pledged to "make Australian great again". It came at a time when the Liberals were trying to distance themselves from the US president's actions. Liberal moderates and political allies were rewarded by Ms Ley with promotions to the shadow cabinet and outer ministry. Shadow cabinet is made up of a delicate factional balance that also takes into consideration state representation and a Senate-lower house balance from within the cohort of MPs vying for seats.
