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Palmer United Senator lashes out at Abbott over daughters

Senator Jacqui Lambie has launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister, saying he should step down as Minister for Women and accusing him of putting his own daughters at risk on the campaign trail.

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Tasmanian Palmer United Party Senator Jacqui Lambie.

The Palmer United Party politician said the Mr Abbott should step down as the Minister for Women, accusing him of taking on the role only to help his political career.

“I’m not buying it and there are plenty of women out there in the street that aren’t buying it either,” she said.

“He may want to look at selecting someone else for that position.”

She also accused Mr Abbott of putting his own daughters at risk on the campaign trail, describing his actions as “overkill”.

Her comments follow her earlier descriptions of Mr Abbott as a “political psychopath”, a remark she told media she doesn’t regret.

Senator Lambie was in Canberra as part of a two day training program for new Senators.

She yet to meet with the Prime Minister, unlike other newcomers such as David Leyonhjelm.

The Liberal Democratic Senator told media the pair met three weeks ago for a wide ranging discussion on policy and politics.

“He told me it took about 10 years to become a good politician, so no hope for me,” he said.

“… I can be an effective politician before I can be a good politician hopefully.”


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By Stephanie Anderson


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