Senator Tammy Tyrrell's decision to quit the Jacqui Lambie Network raises a question: if Senator Lambie couldn't make it work with someone she'd known for almost a decade, how will she go with three parliamentary newbies?
Tasmanian Senator Tammy Tyrrell's decision to quit the Jacqui Lambie Network – less than two years into her Senate career – was always going to get tongues wagging.
The Lambie network has so far claimed two seats and is anticipated to win a third. Although it's still unclear which candidates have won, aside from Rebekah Pentland in Bass.Ms Pentland, the only confirmed incoming MP, is a small business owner and mother of three who is passionate about healthcare. They are views not dissimilar to Labor and the Greens, who both called for improved transparency and integrity in the state. The Liberals on the other hand indicated they were satisfied with the system as it is.
Not that siding with the Lambies is even an option for Labor. The party's administrative committee threw in the towel the day after the election, forming the view that Labor would not seek to form government. "The only people that can tell the candidates how to vote are the people that voted for them," the website reads.But while Senator Lambie has been clear she doesn't want to "smother" her new MPs, she is counting on them to reflect her values.
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