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‘Enough is enough’: Lambie slams Hanson’s latest crass cartoon attack

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Jacqui Lambie, a Tasmanian senator, has criticized One Nation for its cartoon that mocks her struggle with vaginal prolapse, calling it an attack fostering hatred and spitefulness in public life. The cartoon depicts Lambie's condition as a joke while she criticizes Labor’s digital duty of care bill; about 50% of women experience vaginal prolapse at some point in their lives. This incident is part of ongoing controversies involving One Nation, which uses humor to attack political opponents and maintain its position as the leading anti-Labor force despite recent declines in polls.

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Jacqui Lambie, an independent senator in Tasmania, criticized One Nation's latest "Please Explain" cartoon series for mocking her vaginal prolapse condition. In August 2026, Senator Lambie had revealed during a parliamentary speech that she suffered from the medical issue and required surgery along with five months of leave.

The backlash intensified after Pauline Hanson initially responded to criticism by telling Senator Lambie to "get over it" and suggested she lighten up about the satirical nature of the cartoon. However, following further condemnation from various politicians including Labor frontbencher Tim Ayres, Independent MP Monique Ryan, and Liberal MP Andrew Hastie, Hanson apologized for the video.

Hanson acknowledged that the content had been posted without her prior knowledge and expressed regret for not being tastefully executed. She promised to take a closer look at future videos bearing her name to ensure such incidents do not recur.

Several politicians extended support to Senator Lambie on social media platforms in response to the criticism of One Nation's actions.

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Labor Liberal One Nation One Nation’s Tasmanian

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Lambie PERSON · 6× Hanson PERSON · 4× One Nation ORG · 4× Labor ORG · 2× Liberal NORP · 2× One Nation’s ORG · 2× Andrew Hastie PERSON · 1× Jacqui Lambie PERSON · 1× Pauline Hanson’s PERSON · 1× Tasmanian NORP · 1×

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The flare-up over the cartoon is the latest breakout of controversy for a norm-bending party that pushes the envelope of political discourse and is still in a commanding position as the dominant anti-Labor force, despite a minor polling dip in recent months.

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‘Enough is enough’: Lambie slams Hanson’s latest crass cartoon attack · assertive framing

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Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie has condemned One Nation for making light of her struggles with vaginal prolapse, accusing Pauline Hanson’s party of fostering hatred and spite. asserted

Lambie → condemn → hatred

Lambie, who called Hanson a “bloody maggot” last month, was mocked in One Nation’s latest episode of its popular Please Explain cartoons. asserted

who → call → cartoons

The cartoons serve as political ads and use humour to create lines of attack against Hanson’s critics, including Liberal MP Andrew Hastie who was controversially labelled a “traitor” in the cartoons. asserted

who → serve → cartoons

In last week’s episode, the populist party depicted Lambie saying: “I can’t laugh because of my prolapsed vagina.” asserted

I → depict → vagina

Lambie’s condition is a running joke in the episode about Labor’s digital duty of care bill, with her character clutching herself each time she gets worked up. asserted

she → run → herself

The episode recalled Lambie’s emotional speech in August in which she revealed she had a vaginal and bladder prolapse requiring surgery and five months of leave from parliament. asserted

she → recall → parliament

Vaginal prolapse affects up to 50 per cent of women at some point in their lives. asserted

prolapse → affect → lives

The condition can be caused by injury, pregnancy, childbirth or ageing and can disrupt everyday activities. asserted

condition → cause → activities

“Decent leaders don’t stir up hatred, pushing us towards bloody anarchy. asserted

leaders → stir → anarchy

That’s exactly what [Hanson] is doing,” Lambie told ABC radio on Monday. asserted

Lambie → ’ → Monday

She added that One Nation’s videos added “hatred” and “spitefulness” to public life. asserted

videos → add → life

“If you think it’s a laughable matter about women having problems with their reproductive system, then you be my guest and you stand by her ... asserted

you → think → her

that → bend → months

Lambie, who is under pressure from One Nation in Tasmania, has leant into the public conversation on her condition. asserted

who → lean → condition

She has been selling satirical mugs to raise awareness. asserted

She → sell → awareness

Liberal MP Garth Hamilton said the “nasty party” behaviour is what would inevitably cost conservatives at election time and hand Albanese his third term. asserted

what → say → term

“The right of politics needs to focus on getting rid of Labor,” Hamilton said. asserted

Hamilton → need → Labor

“Instead, One Nation are focused on making nasty, crass and vulgar attacks on anyone who dares to call them out. asserted

who → focus → them

Pauline and Barnaby [Joyce] must apologise.” asserted

Pauline → apologise → ?

One Nation was contacted for comment. asserted

Nation → contact → comment

Independent MP Monique Ryan and Industry and Science Minister Tim Ayres have both rebuked Hanson over the cartoon. “There’s tens of thousands of Australian women who battle with health conditions like this one,” Ayres told Nine’s Today show. asserted

Ayres → rebuke → show

Jacqui’s also been turning up to do her job every day through excruciating pain.” asserted

Jacqui → turn → pain

Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter. asserted

Subscribers → sign → newsletter