Jacqui Lambie, Jane Hume clash over The Budget, as Liberal Senator told ‘you are becoming a joke’

A furious Senator Jacqui Lambie has unleashed on Liberal Senator Jane Hume following Labor handing down the Budget, with the Tasmanian saying the Coalition is becoming “a joke”.

“We supported the last tax cut because Australians were doing it tough,” Senator Hume said on Sunrise.

“That was meaningful change. This is an election bribe.”

“I think it’s profoundly disappointing and Australians should be rightly upset.”

The Liberal senator’s view of Treasurer Jim Chalmers didn’t sit well with Senator Lambie, who was visibly shaken as she launched a verbal attack on Senator Hume.

“Oh, my goodness, I cannot wait to see their budget reply on Thursday night,” Senator Lambie said.

“What is in your budget paper apart from you spending $360 billion on a nuclear power plant?

“All I have heard out of you out of this budget is negative, negative, negative. You have no answers. What is the Coalition doing because we haven’t heard?

“You have no plan.”

Senator Lambie asked Senator Hume how many public servants would be cut under a Coalition Government, suggesting a large quantity of consultants would likely be hired, something the Liberal Senator didn’t answer.

Senator Lambie said both she and Senator Hume didn’t need the Government’s tax cut.

“That is worrying, we don’t target things very well in this country,” Senator Lambie said.

“That’s like defence spend. We have a lot of waste in there because we don’t target.”

As Senator Lambie vented her frustration, she turned her attack directly at the Liberal Party.

“Australians are starting to laugh at you. You are becoming a joke,” Senator Lambie told Senator Hume.

“The Liberal Party is a joke because there is nothing on paper that is positive in what you are going to do for the nation.”

Senator Lambie was asked for her thoughts on Australia potentially being in the hands of the Independents; however, before she could answer, Senator Hume said: “Heaven help us.”

“That’s really rude Jane. Those Independents, the Teals down there, have performed since they have been in. Give them a go,” Senator Lambie said.

“You people don’t like them. You know, there’s just no need for that. They performed well.

“Let’s be honest, you don’t want them in there.

“There is a place for every ordinary Australian in this Parliament and every move you make when you are doing electoral reform you are taking every chance off them. That’s the truth of the matter.”