Jacqui Lambie condemns One Nation cartoon mocking her struggle with vaginal prolapse

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Ikonomou, T. (2026, October 18). Jacqui Lambie condemns One Nation cartoon mocking her struggle with vaginal prolapse. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/jacqui-lambie-one-nation-pauline-hanson-please-explain-ntwnfb

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The Guardian · collected 2026-10-18 · by Tess Ikonomou

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Jacqui Lambie, an independent Tasmanian senator, criticized a cartoon from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party that mocked her struggle with vaginal prolapse as part of their Digital Duty of Care legislation commentary. The cartoon depicts Lambie making crude jokes about her health condition, which she previously discussed in parliament to raise awareness and reduce stigma. In response, Lambie urged for less “nastiness” during the cost-of-living crisis and called out Hanson for inciting hatred rather than leading with decency. Other politicians, like Monique Ryan, condemned the cartoon as well, noting that it trivializes serious health issues faced by women.
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As of October 18, 2026, Jacqui Lambie, an independent senator from Tasmania, has strongly condemned a new One Nation cartoon that mocks her health condition, specifically her vaginal prolapse. The cartoon is part of Pauline Hanson's "Please Explain" series and uses Senator Lambie’s health issue as a punchline to ridicule the Albanese government's Digital Duty of Care legislation aimed at online safety. In an emotional speech in August 2026, Lambie had previously disclosed her struggle with vaginal prolapse, which required surgery and five months away from parliament.

Senator Lambie told ABC Radio National that voters struggling due to a cost-of-living crisis do not need more "nastiness" or hatred. She criticized the men around Senator Hanson for failing to ask her to remove the offensive video immediately. Other politicians have also denounced the cartoon, supporting Lambie's courage in addressing women’s health issues and advocating for better care access for female veterans.

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Afghanistan Albanese Digital Duty of Care One Nation Tasmanian

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Lambie PERSON · 5× Afghanistan GPE · 2× Jacqui Lambie PERSON · 2× One Nation ORG · 2× Ryan PERSON · 2× ABC ORG · 1× Albanese NORP · 1× Hanson PERSON · 1× Pauline Hanson’s PERSON · 1× Tasmanian NORP · 1×

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The cartoon also doubles down on claiming Liberal MP and former special forces soldier Andrew Hastie is a “traitor”, which portrays him as believing his veteran status should exempt him from criticism.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-18
🔮 “I would have just thought that if those people, and especially those men in there, if they had any front whatsoever, what they do is ask her to remove that effective immediately,” she told ABC’s RN.
2026-10-18 · The Guardian
Jacqui Lambie condemns One Nation cartoon mocking her struggle with vaginal prolapse · assertive framing

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Jacqui Lambie has criticised a One Nation cartoon mocking the Tasmanian senator’s health struggle with vaginal prolapse. asserted
Lambie → criticise → prolapse
The latest cartoon, part of Pauline Hanson’s Please Explain series, took aim at the Albanese government’s Digital Duty of Care legislation, which targets online safety. asserted
which → explain → safety
It depicts Lambie, an army veteran, as saying “I can’t laugh because of my prolapsed vagina” before adding a crude sound effect ridiculing the health condition. asserted
I → depict → condition
In an emotional address in the upper house in August, the independent senator spoke of her own struggles with the women’s health issue and the lack of access to care faced by other female veterans. asserted
senator → speak → veterans
Responding to the cartoon on Monday, Lambie said voters doing it tough in a cost-of-living crisis didn’t need any more “nastiness”. asserted
voters → respond → nastiness
“I would have just thought that if those people, and especially those men in there, if they had any front whatsoever, what they do is ask her to remove that effective immediately,” she told ABC’s RN. asserted
she → think → RN
“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
Speaking about Hanson, Lambie said “decent leaders don’t stir up hatred, pushing us towards bloody anarchy”. asserted
leaders → speak → anarchy
The independent senator Monique Ryan condemned the cartoon on Sunday, saying Lambie had shown “courage and honesty in speaking of her experience of vaginal prolapse”. asserted
Lambie → condemn → prolapse
“Pelvic organ prolapse – bladder or vaginal – affects about 1 in 12 Australian women. asserted
prolapse → affect → women
It’s often linked to physical strain, heavy lifting or past childbirth. asserted
It → link → strain
It’s uncomfortable and debilitating. asserted
It → ’ → ?
In sharing her experience of the condition in parliament, Ryan said Lambie “talked about an awkward subject to make it easier for other affected women. asserted
it → share → women
Pauline Hanson thinks that’s worth making fun of.” asserted
that → think → fun
“One Jacqui Lambie is worth 1,000 Pauline Hansons,” Ryan said. asserted
Ryan → say → Hansons
The cartoon also doubles down on claiming Liberal MP and former special forces soldier Andrew Hastie is a “traitor”, which portrays him as believing his veteran status should exempt him from criticism. asserted
status → double → criticism
But I’m a veteran,” his character in the cartoon says. asserted
character → ’m → cartoon
Hastie, who also served in Afghanistan with the elite SAS regiment, has been attacked by One Nation for testifying during the defamation trial of accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith. asserted
who → serve → Smith
The Victoria Cross recipient has been charged over five alleged murders involving unarmed detainees during his deployment in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. asserted
recipient → charge → 2009
Roberts-Smith denies the allegations. asserted
Smith → deny → allegations
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