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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.

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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.


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