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Senator Jacqui Lambie said her office has been psychologically scarred by the unfair dismissal case.

Lambie hit with unfair dismissal case from staff member reprimanded over nail painting

Lambie told the Senate a member of her staff regularly turned up late, and once painted their nails at work, then resigned and sued.

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Senator Jacqui Lambie and Senator David Pocock said the proposed laws heavily favour the major parties.

Getting elected to parliament for less than $800,000? ‘Rubbish’, Lambie says

Independent senators Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock are crucial votes on Labor’s electoral donations bill. They’re not happy with it at the moment.

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Jacqui Lambie in the Senate in November.

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Exclusive polling reveals the most and least popular politicians in Australia.

The pollies we like to like – and the ones we love to hate

Voters have deemed Jacqui Lambie to be the nation’s most likeable federal politician, after a year in which many others have taken a popularity hit.

  • David Crowe
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives for a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Friday.

Albanese’s small-target strategy has given rise to a dysfunctional parliament

A race to secure parliamentary assent for a range of measures before the holiday season is hardly new. But there were troubling aspects of this week’s events in Parliament House.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was pleased with the progress made in the final sitting week of 2024.

World-first social media ban for the young passes in rush of bills

The government managed to rush through a range of laws, as Peter Dutton challenged Anthony Albanese to call an election.

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Communications Minister Michelle Rowland put the misinformation bill to parliament in September after a year of dispute over draft changes.

‘Deeply flawed’: Truth bill on the brink in Senate showdown

Key senators are blockading a divisive government plan to crack down on lies in major public debates.

  • David Crowe

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