Arabic version: لامبي تندد بكاريكاتير «أمة واحدة» عن هبوط الأعضاء

According to The Guardian, Jacqui Lambie has criticised a One Nation cartoon that mocked the Tasmanian senator’s struggle with vaginal prolapse. The cartoon, part of Pauline Hanson’s Please Explain series, targeted the Albanese government’s Digital Duty of Care legislation, which focuses on online safety.

The cartoon depicts Lambie, an army veteran, saying: “I can’t laugh because of my prolapsed vagina,” followed by a crude sound effect ridiculing the condition. In an emotional upper-house address in August, Lambie spoke about her own experience with the women’s health issue and the lack of access to care faced by other female veterans.

Responding on Monday, Lambie said people facing a cost-of-living crisis did not need further “nastiness”. She told ABC’s RN that those involved, “especially those men in there”, should ask Hanson to remove the cartoon immediately. “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,” Lambie said. “But seriously, enough is enough.”

Lambie also said that “decent leaders don’t stir up hatred, pushing us towards bloody anarchy”. Independent senator Monique Ryan condemned the cartoon on Sunday, saying Lambie had shown “courage and honesty” in discussing vaginal prolapse. Ryan said pelvic organ prolapse affects about one in 12 Australian women and can be linked to physical strain, heavy lifting or past childbirth. She said Lambie had raised an awkward subject to help other women, adding: “One Jacqui Lambie is worth 1,000 Pauline Hansons.”

The same cartoon also repeated a claim that Liberal MP and former special forces soldier Andrew Hastie is a “traitor”. One Nation has attacked Hastie for testifying in the defamation trial of Ben Roberts-Smith, who has been charged over five alleged murders involving unarmed detainees during his Afghanistan deployment between 2009 and 2012. Roberts-Smith denies the allegations.