Send foreign aid to Tasmania: Lambie

Tasmanian Independent senator Jacqui Lambie has used a foreign aid debate to call for international aid to be diverted to flood victims in the state.

Independent senator Jacqui Lambie would like to see foreign aid for overseas disasters diverted to Tasmanian flood victims.

During a debate on cuts to Australia's aid budget, Senator Lambie said it was time for tough love for Australian aid recipients.

"Speaking about disasters ... we had drought down here [Tasmania] and we've now had massive floods, any time you want to hand us some of that foreign aid down here, that would be great," she said.