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Jacqui Lambie

Jacqui Lambie Network · Senate · TAS · incumbent

Early life & education encyclopedia

Jacquiline Louise Lambie, a Palawa woman, was born on 26 February 1971 in Ulverstone in north-western Tasmania. Her parents separated when she was 13, and she was raised in a public housing estate in Devonport, attending Devonport High School; she was one of a small number of MPs who did not graduate from high school. She enlisted in the Australian Army in 1989, serving with the Royal Australian Corps of Transport and later the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police, reaching the rank of Corporal, before entering politics.

Background official record

Enlisted in the Australian Army in 1989 and served until 2000 as a corporal in the Royal Australian Corps of Transport. Senator 2014-2017 and since 2019; founder and leader of the Jacqui Lambie Network, its Senate leader since 26 July 2022.

Elected 2025 · TAS LAMBIE, Jacqui (Jacqui Lambie Network) was declared elected 5th of 6 at the 2025 federal election. [AEC results]

Sourced positions

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Immigration encyclopedia

In 2014-2017 she proposed banning the burqa, introduced a bill to prohibit full face coverings during terrorism threat declarations, called for Australia to adopt travel restrictions on Muslim-majority countries similar to Donald Trump's, and advocated deporting Muslims who supported Sharia law. In a 2018 ABC News interview she distanced herself from her previous views on Sharia law, and after participating in the 2018 program 'Go Back to Where You Came From' she said the discussion about accepting more refugees "needs to be on the political table."

Votes on record · 4

Faith & religion encyclopedia

In 2014 Lambie described herself as 'Catholic; I'm religious', citing it as a reason for declining an invitation to visit a Sydney mosque.

Economic nationalism own statement

Through her "Make Australia Make Again" (MAMA) campaign, Lambie calls for reviving domestic manufacturing, arguing "What we make, we control" and that government "has an obligation to identify the core industrial capabilities Australia needs." She cites the Whyalla steelworks as a "critical" sovereign capability, advocates putting "the brakes on foreign purchases of our critical assets," and promotes a "Back local. Back Australia" approach of investing in Australian industry rather than competitors.

Foreign policy & aid news report

Lambie has been a vocal critic of the Chinese government, warning in 2014 of the "unprecedented" threat from "Communist Chinese military capacity" and opposing the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement in 2015, calling the Chinese government "anti-democratic" and "a bully, thief, liar and international human rights abuser." On AUKUS, she criticised the revised submarine arrangement, telling defence officials in Senate estimates "What we should be getting is three new submarines and now we're getting trash instead."

Votes on record · 2

Citizenship (s44 eligibility) encyclopedia

Lambie held British citizenship by descent from her Scottish-born father and resigned from the Senate on 14 November 2017 under section 44 over this dual citizenship; following a recount her seat went to Steve Martin, and she was re-elected to the Senate in 2019.

Economy & tax recorded votes

Votes on record · 8

Welfare & social services recorded votes

Votes on record · 3

Workplace & industrial relations recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Freedom of speech official record

Voted against the second reading of the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017, which proposed replacing 'offend, insult, humiliate' with 'harass' in section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (Senate, 30 March 2017; Ayes 32, Noes 29). Voted against Schedule 1 of that bill standing as printed, the provision making the substitution; the Schedule was negatived and the change did not proceed (Senate, in committee, 30-31 March 2017; Ayes 28, Noes 31).

Votes on record · 3

  • ✓Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026Strengthens enforcement of the law setting a minimum age of 16 for social media, after the eSafety Commissioner found major platforms not complying.Senate · Second reading carried 31–22 · Third reading carried 31–209 Sep 2026 ↗10 Sep 2026 ↗
  • ✗Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017Would have replaced 'offend', 'insult' and 'humiliate' with 'harass' in section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, so that the section would cover conduct reasonably likely to harass or intimidate a person on the basis of race, judged by the standard of a reasonable member of the Australian community, and changed how the Australian Human Rights Commission handles complaints so that unmeritorious complaints are discouraged or dismissed.Second reading · Senate · 45th Parliament · carried 32–2930 Mar 2017 ↗

Drugs & law and order recorded votes

Votes on record · 7

Gambling & gaming reform recorded votes

Votes on record · 1

First Nations & treaty recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Integrity & anti-corruption recorded votes

Votes on record · 9

Housing & planning recorded votes

Votes on record · 3

  • –Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025Liberal senator Wendy Askew's bill to make changes to Housing Australia's investment mandate — including the Home Guarantee Scheme — subject to parliamentary disallowance rather than ministerial direction alone.Second and third reading · Senate · carried 36–2526 Mar 2026 ↗
  • –Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024Liberal senator Andrew Bragg's bill to bar the Housing Australia Future Fund from dealing with the CFMEU or organisations connected with it, including the Cbus super fund.Second reading · Senate · negatived 26–3626 Mar 2026 ↗

Health recorded votes

Votes on record · 6

Education recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Transport & infrastructure recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Energy recorded votes

Votes on record · 1

Environment & water recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Votes are shown as the official record lists them — Hansard federally and in New South Wales; Votes and Proceedings, Minutes of the Proceedings and Hansard in Victoria; the Record of Proceedings in Queensland; the Votes and Proceedings and Minutes of Proceedings in Western Australia; the Votes and Proceedings (House of Assembly) and Hansard (Legislative Council) in South Australia; the Votes and Proceedings of both chambers in Tasmania. "Did not vote" means the member held the seat that day and is on neither list — the record says who was in the chamber, not why, so it is never an abstention. Western Australia’s record prints no pairs, so a member paired there shows as did not vote. Nothing is shown for a presiding officer who by law gives only a casting vote (the Speaker and the President in South Australia, the President in Tasmania), nor for the member presiding at a Tasmanian division, which Tasmania’s journals record. Which bills sit under which issue is an editorial choice, made bill by bill with a reason read from the second-reading speech. A bill decided by an earlier parliament (Queensland’s 2018 abortion law reform, for one) is shown with that parliament named, read from the official record of the day. For Queensland and the federal parliament “did not vote” there means the member held a seat that day, as their service is recorded; for the other earlier parliaments the record of who held a seat could not be read, so only the printed Aye, No and paired votes are shown.

Record last updated 2026-10-10.