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Jacqui Lambie shares prolapse story and slams veterans' affairs women's health services – video

The Guardian Australia - Australian Politics · 20 August 2026 at 1:06 pm

Jacqui Lambie shares prolapse story and slams veterans' affairs women's health services – video

'They want us to fight for this country.

You want us to have babies for the country,' says Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie in an impassioned speech on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday. 'But [the Department of Veterans' Affairs is] not interested in supporting our reproductive systems.' She adds: 'Either DVA don't know that female veterans have vaginas or they actually don't care.' Continue reading...

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Jacqui Lambie shares prolapse story and slams veterans' affairs women's health services – video

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