Where I come from.
Meet Jacqui
I was born in Ulverstone, on the north-west coast of Tasmania.
Dad drove trucks. Mum trained at the TAFE in Devonport as a hairdresser.
Growing up, we didn’t have much, but we made do. Money was tight. We lived in public housing for a while. We didn’t mind though. You meet some characters, that’s for sure.
There is no 'she'll be right' going on here. I aim to get things done on issues that matter.
Jacqui Lambie
Judge me on what I get done.
SEE WHAT ELSE WE'VE DONE-
Forced the PM to give diggers a pay rise
I used the balance of power to campaign in and outside the Senate between November 2014 to March 2015, until the Abbott Government finally agreed to offer our diggers a pay rise.
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Fully wiped Tasmania's housing debt
I managed to secure over $200 million in debt relief for Tasmanians, nearly doubling our investment in homelessness and public housing.
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Won a Royal Commission into Veteran Suicide
In my first speech as a Senator, I called for a Royal Commission into the way veterans are dying, by their own hand, at a rate of one a week. And nobody was listening. But I didn't take no for an answer.
