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Australia politics live: Hanson showing ‘true colours’ and contempt for veterans over Hastie cartoon, furious Lambie says
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In Short: Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie has condemned Pauline Hanson and One Nation for a cartoon video that she says is an attack on all veterans, following Andrew Hastie's testimony in a failed defamation trial against SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith.
Greens senator David Shoebridge also weighed in, defending Hastie and calling the attack on him 'the lowest ebb you can possibly do.' 'They may not align politically, but they are veterans, and that's what matters,' Shoebridge stated.
Shoebridge's comments came as Paterson echoed the calls for Hanson to take responsibility for the One Nation cartoon, which Paterson described as 'disgraceful.' 'I’m conscious that I’ve not served today in uniform,' Paterson said, adding that attacking veterans is unacceptable.
The controversy has highlighted the political tensions surrounding veterans' issues in Australia, with Hanson's One Nation party facing criticism for its handling of the situation.
Background
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a land area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world, and is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent.
What's still developing
- Jacqui Lambie, an independent senator and defence veteran, has blasted Pauline Hanson and One Nation’s cartoon video calling Andrew Hastie a traitor after he gave evidence against Ben Roberts-Smith in his failed defamation trial.
- Like Hastie, Lambie says the video is an attack on all veterans and says Hanson is showing her “true colours”.
- She tells RN Breakfast the cartoon should be removed immediately: double quotation mark What she’s doing in those cartoons is absolutely disgusting.
- Shoebridge tells News24 it’s disgraceful for One Nation to attack Andrew Hastie for giving evidence against Ben Roberts-Smith in his failed defamation trial. double quotation mark I disagree with pretty much everything that comes out of Hastie’s mouth, like his whole suite of policies are things that I tend to oppose.