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Pauline Hanson concedes One Nation video mocking Jacqui Lambie’s prolapsed vagina needs to be changed

One Nation senator says controversial cartoon ‘needs to be reined in’ as Lambie praised for speaking out about health issues Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation’s leader, Pauline Hanson, says she has asked for a controversial cartoon video that mocked Jacqui Lambie’s health issues to be changed, after widespread condemnation. The latest cartoon, part of Pauline…

Pauline Hanson concedes One Nation video mocking Jacqui Lambie’s prolapsed vagina needs to be changed

One Nation has released a cartoon that mocks Tasmanian independent senator Jacqui Lambie by referencing her vaginal and bladder prolapse condition. The condition, which required surgery and five months away from parliament, is linked to the back injuries Lambie sustained during her military service. Senator Lambie responded to the cartoon, calling out the "nastiness" and "hatred" demonstrated in the video.

She urged members of Pauline Hanson's team to remove the content immediately, stating that decent leaders do not promote animosity and division. Other politicians, including independent MP Monique Ryan and Queensland Labor MP Kara Cook, have also criticized the cartoon, praising Lambie's courage in discussing her personal health issue to raise awareness.

Both Ryan and Cook emphasized that ridiculing Lambie is not clever satire but rather personal humiliation. Following the release of the cartoon, other instances of One Nation's satirical videos targeting politicians and recent events have drawn criticism, including a recent instance involving Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie.

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