Lambie urges soldiers to vote out LNP

Tasmanian independent Jacqui Lambie wants to use the might of past and present defence force members to help boot out the Queensland Liberal National Party at next week's state election.

Independent Senator Jacqui lambie

Jacqui Lambie Source: AAP

She's called on the RSL to back her call for voters to put LNP candidates last.

"In Queensland the defence community have got the numbers," she said in a statement.

"The ends will justify the means. I repeat, it's time to go in hard or get out of the game."

More than 50,000 Australian Defence Force members, veterans and their families living in Queensland could determine the outcome of the state poll, she said.

"The Liberals and Nationals in Canberra, just like their cousins in Queensland are deaf to polite motions," she said.

"They don't care about what's fair and just. Campbell Newman and Tony Abbott only care about being re-elected and retaining the perks and privileges of political power."

Senator Lambie said RSL national president Ken Doolan had attacked the Abbott Government over broken promises and their
treatment of our diggers.

But the RSL's polite approach had no effect.

"The RSL and every other Australian ex-service organisation know that the Queensland election is a big opportunity for serving and ex-ADF members living in Queensland to put some real political pressure on the Liberal and National parties both in Brisbane and Canberra," she said.


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