‘Really scary’: Jacqui Lambie unleashes on defence shortages

[@oldnutta7611]

Who wants to fight for a country that keeps telling you ,you should be ashamed of your country and it's history.

[@shaneburns4349]

With 5 flags to rally around

[@mikeoz4803]

As an 18 year member in the RAAF, I left 2 years ago as has many of my mates. Why? Because it has gone completely WOKE. You cannot swear. You cannot tell dirty jokes. We had a muslim female CO who didn't hide her contempt for white aussie males. NCO's cannot discipline an unruly service personnel due to any complaint going in & then mountains of paper work. The level of fitness has dropped to alarming levels. Females (80% to males 20%) make dangerous mistakes on field with weapon handling & obstacle course failures. Yet they are always 'passed' as competent. Morale is so low, sick leave & resignations went through the roof. I have since heard it has gotten far worse! Lambie hasn't a clue. She's just an embarrassing big mouth

[@craigsealy4294]

Exactly

[@johneverett6751]

💯..Correct..The children in school are taught to hate thus country...This is part of the follow on..!!

[@johneverett6751]

​@mikeoz4803 ..Hi Mike your post makes alot more sense Jacqui spruking her BS..Whilst voting with Labor on every occasion..🤬

[@bigbopper143]

Albanese is more worried about sneaking the voice in through the States than our ADF

[@vivrowe2763]

He already has, he's not worried about anybody

[@WallsendChook]

@@vivrowe2763 About a week ago we received an email from service NSW and contained within it is a report for comment regarding the voice in NSW. The report is outright bias and has Indigenous elements that the report wants integrated into everything. No wonder Albo gave the did not care appearance despite the Federal voice loss. Shame on NSW Government.

[@WallsendChook]

@@vivrowe2763 Tried writing facts but was deleted. Contacted by NSW about a week ago (where we pay registration (cannot write it) Received report for comment. Report is voice and ALL elements integrated into everything for NSW. It was bias. No wonder Albo not upset about voice loss. Shame

[@WallsendChook]

@@vivrowe2763 Tried writing pure facts twice but deleted. NSW is in process, we contacted for comment, the elements of the V.... all through it. Totally unreasonable

[@WallsendChook]

@@vivrowe2763 NSW in process

[@FindAReason-mi7go]

The way they have treated Ben Roberts-Smith is appalling...

[@francesfalla1473]

And that's a huge reason. It was shocking and heartbreaking - my son served in a few places but left Australia before all that crap started thankfully

[@johneverett6751]

💯💯 Correct..For me I personally would like to thank Ben Roberts-Smith for his service to this country in the time of war..👍🏻

[@morry19965]

@kermitthehermit9588who is a war criminal ?

[@joejackson3668]

Your absolutely right.

[@trapfit6550]

You wouldn’t even know the full story…

[@MeredithBell-v3f]

Face it the enemy is within

[@francesfalla1473]

They walk among us with hatred and pockets full of our money

[@Bruce15485]

Yes, much like many of the western countries ! We allow this to happen. Trust our politicians to defend AUSTRALIA ! Not likely !

[@mikeoz4803]

As an 18 year member in the RAAF, I left 2 years ago as has many of my mates. Why? Because it has gone completely WOKE. You cannot swear. You cannot tell dirty jokes. We had a muslim female CO who didn't hide her contempt for white aussie males. NCO's cannot discipline an unruly service personnel due to any complaint going in & then mountains of paper work. The level of fitness has dropped to alarming levels. Females (80% to males 20%) make dangerous mistakes on field with weapon handling & obstacle course failures. Yet they are always 'passed' as competent. Morale is so low, sick leave & resignations went through the roof. I have since heard it has gotten far worse! Lambie hasn't a clue. She's just an embarrassing big mouth

[@travstar5447]

Yep Lambie is a mong bogan like Pocock & Thorpe......they fit well with Socialist grifters in the Far left Labor Team..thieving paycheques off Hardworking Australian Taxpayers

[@alank616]

And that's the reason this country is doomed unless major changes are made.

[@mikeoz4803]

@@alank616 It wont change. It's happening in all Western armies. seems there is something going on that defies imagination.

[@gw5436]

The fish rots from the head.

[@lukeclifton4392]

Jesus mate… how many times do you need to post the same comment!?

[@JustAskingForAFriendOfAFriend]

Just recruit people from the opera house They were young and ready to fight, and lately, it looks like Australia changed its values to match theirs

[@shaneburns4349]

How many people from the Teal and Green seats can fight?

[@kathyjova98]

@@shaneburns4349 All of them, words are violence didn't you hear?

[@ZELJKO472]

​@@shaneburns4349 None. 2 hours outside any city and they are lost.

[@alank616]

😂😂😂​@@kathyjova98

[@dinkydi172]

Problem you have there they are going to fight us.

[@Gungho1a]

Damned if I'd defend Canberra, other peoples land rights or lakemba.

[@MatthewSwift-xc8sn]

Dont trust Lambie how many times has she done deals supporting Labor

[@lornatodd4750]

Exactly

[@MarkWilliams-p6v]

She's the only decent one out of the hole dodge bunch labor liberal and the greens and the nationals

[@AnneSchneider-j6y]

I agree.

[@chrishooper8260]

100 percent.

[@raymondwilliams5661]

Have some more beers lambing.😅

[@tclark2311]

All this money spent on aboriginals dividing our country by race could be spent on defence and housing for ALL !

[@GuyMorris-oq2zp]

You are 100% spot on. Everyone I speak to about this very same issue say's exactly that. What I don't understand is how come everyone else gets it but these wankers in Canberra don't. Albo and his mates are destroying this country, and you know what, people will vote these dickheads in again.

[@robynhewett2813]

What you have said is so true!

[@HeatherTrompp-q2u]

The money they give to UNWRA COULD GO INTO OUR DEFENCE.

[@Bruce15485]

Why would anybody want to join the ADF when your own government does not have your back !

[@123uzuz]

We’re not even encouraged to celebrate Australia Day, so it’s no wonder people are not prepared to join the ADF and potentially put their life on the line…..Australia has very little patriotism. Disgraceful.

[@Bruce15485]

Tragically our current government does not want defend our traditions !

[@muzzleflash1]

Male officers in the Australian Army are now allowed to wear dresses and nail polish. Young man, will you enlist?

[@mckenziehellenann]

No brainer ..real men aren't going to sign up..😢

[@mikeoz4803]

@@mckenziehellenann I can tell you, as an 18 year member in the RAAF, I left 2 years ago as has many of my mates. Why? Because it has gone completely WOKE. You cannot swear. You cannot tell dirty jokes. We had a muslim female CO who didn't hide her contempt for white aussie males. NCO's cannot discipline an unruly service personnel due to any complaint going in & then mountains of paper work. The level of fitness has dropped to alarming levels. Females (80% to males 20%) make dangerous mistakes on field with weapon handling & obstacle course failures. Yet they are always 'passed' as competent. Morale is so low, sick leave & resignations went through the roof. I have since heard it has gotten far worse! Lambie hasn't a clue. She's just an embarrassing big mouth

[@alffox9151]

Allowed?? I thought it was compulsory. 😂😂😂

[@mickthefisherman1562]

@@mikeoz4803you fairly well nailed it mate, all my son ever wanted was to serve but I talked him into learning a trade before joining. He picked Cavalry because he had a good chance to actually serve overseas and five years later he left because the army wasn’t what it used to be. I’ve even heard stories that the corporals and sergeants can’t even yell at the new recruits, which is something he experienced a fair bit of. He has now joined a reserve infantry unit and is back working in his trade.

[@alank616]

Yes, and it's criminal and a disgrace . Fairies in the ranks 😂😂

[@darrenharvey6084]

The 1000000 licensed fire arm owners will have to defend Australia . Each one probably has more firearms and ammo than the ADF and can shoot better , because they don't spray and pray that they hit something .

[@robertthomas3777]

Yep, we’d make ‘Dad’s Army’ look like the SAS. 🤣🤣🤣🤭😜

[@stuartgraham8946]

That is closer to the truth than funny

[@alwaysright3718]

Australia isn't worth saving anymore... too woke!

[@Mrbuckaroonie..]

Yes it is mate. It is our f%6king country. never forget that. If we don't want to fight for our country, what is worth fighting for?

[@alwaysright3718]

@@Mrbuckaroonie.. my family, the rest can f off...

[@AleshaRead-hb5gf]

What the hell are you fighting for!!!!! A far right to own all the houses and fuck the generations underneath!!! Cost of living and housing, crime, shit people and a corrupt government. NO WAY

[@tonyberry6360]

Guns wont help us… being true Australians will…..just a shame we forgot what that meant….

[@Nathan-ry3yu]

​​@@Mrbuckaroonie..can't fight for it if you're a one man army mate. If I went out tomorrow and tried to take back this country by force who will line up with me? I bet I'd be on my own. People lost hope because it's been that way for too long. No Aussie will stand with eachother anymore. Same in the street if some poor Aussie gets attacked by some immigrants in the street or at school others only look on or joins in and abuses them and stands up for the migrants behalf. You want Aussie to stand up and fight for this country even though our own PM can't even stand next to our national flag. And tells you you should be ashamed for our settler past? And even some politicians saying we too white. And have to identify something that's not. The country has died.its Too late.

[@vivrowe2763]

Oh like the world doesn't laugh at us in Australia.

[@raymondwilliams5661]

How backward is Australia getting. Bloody hell mate 😮

[@rickbuck7816]

With the way they treated Ben Robert Smith, and Australians constantly being told this isn't our country why should anyone want to defend it? Why bother giving your life fighting out the front, only for government weasels to let them in the back door anyway. Perhaps we'd have a cohesive society, actual justice in the courts and safer streets under another regime.

[@NoelineHobbs]

Well said 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@PropertyEnvy]

Who would stay when the only thing you ever get to do is disaster relief. Its embarassing how poor the ADF has become.

[@sparhawk1228]

An armed SES lol.

[@BrettNorman-iu6wj]

The way our veterans are treated,i don't blame them

[@JerryB-le8kk]

Give another $100,000,000 to the unelected WHO?

[@kyliedrost3589]

Not surprising. I am a defence spouse of more than 30 years and the morale has never been lower. Everything Jacqui says is true. The senior non-commissioned ranks are treated like dirt. The minister is what the bureaucrats called house trained. Does what they tell hin.

[@rustykilt]

You cannot force people to enlist. You must want to be a member of the ADF, but while morale suffers and the Government promotes hatred of all things Australian, joining the ADF would be seen as a desperate choice.

[@werealldoomed7643]

The same with our military in the U.S. Imagine if the people of the world decided to stop fighting for rich elites. Imagine 2 countries leaders actually fighting their own battles. Amazing...

[@VenturiLife]

Won't happen. They'll always find someone to do their dirty work.

[@Bruce15485]

Should be like in ancient times, the king lead the charge on the battle field !! Then we would find out how many wars really needed to be fought !

[@spikeprotein5924]

There is little left worth defending, just US and UK assets.

[@yohanarun7415]

Spot on.

[@Mrbuckaroonie..]

Why would they want to stay in or join. My mate did 24 years in the Army. He now has a stuffed back. Put a DVA claim in 4 years ago. Yes 4 years ago. He is still jumping through hoops trying to get the injuries approved so he can get medical support on them and not have to pay. They wonder why Veterans are topping themselves.

[@MarkoHolopainen]

I can relate to the soul destroying department that is DVA, I served in the Royal Australian Navy, this July will be 20 years that I have been fighting DVA to have PTSD accepted and I am still struggling to get the assistance that I need for my spinal injury and pain management. The other problem is finding Doctors and Specialists who are willing to go to bat for you against DVA

[@Mrbuckaroonie..]

Yeah that is because they know how much paperwork they have to do. My Doctor hates them with a passion because of the amount of paperwork he had to fill out. @@MarkoHolopainen

[@leeyoung4283]

thank you both for your service what they put our injured vets through is disgusting especially we see our foreign minister give millions to a terrorist organisation more men arriving boat that we will have to pay for and no questions asked ...

[@Mrbuckaroonie..]

My mate after 3 1/2 years or waiting just put in a formal complaint. They were on the phone to him the very next day asking if he would withdraw chis complaint if they actioned his claim. WTF?@@leeyoung4283

[@sometingwongwai9679]

Because its the Aussie duty to free up spaces in the ADF so that the yes voters can avoid losing their land twice

[@alibarber57]

All the so called first nations people should be signing up to protect "their country" they could have a welcome to country on the battlefield

[@janreid1629]

Go Jacque. Must say I don't really feel secure in our country. How did it get to this?

[@mikeoz4803]

Lambie is just an embarrassing big mouth who hasn't got a clue! As an 18 year member in the RAAF, I left 2 years ago as has many of my mates. Why? Because it has gone completely WOKE. You cannot swear. You cannot tell dirty jokes. We had a muslim female CO who didn't hide her contempt for white aussie males. NCO's cannot discipline an unruly service personnel due to any complaint going in & then mountains of paper work. The level of fitness has dropped to alarming levels. Females (80% to males 20%) make dangerous mistakes on field with weapon handling & obstacle course failures. Yet they are always 'passed' as competent. Morale is so low, sick leave & resignations went through the roof. I have since heard it has gotten far worse! Lambie hasn't a clue. She's just an embarrassing big mouth

[@FindAReason-mi7go]

That worthless war in Vietnam made people angry and being anti-military became a vote getter for politicians. Every war that the USA has involved Australia in has been a complete waste of time. Look at Afghanistan and how America ran off with its tail between its legs. Fighting for your our kin and country is not a popular sentiment because the nation is divided. Why should any white kid fight for a nation that is 50% owned by 3.4% of the population called the indigenous? I can imagine what kind of "rights" the Japanese would have given the indigenous if the Japanese had won in WWII. They would be lucky to be alive...

[@JacobElliott-r4n]

Demonising the people who would defend it

[@janeheaton-harris4445]

Dodgy politicians like Jacqui! They just seem to sit under the spire on the hill trying to stroke their own egos without contemplating or caring about we the people!! (Nemesis shows this well!) about time we the people stood up to the tyranny that is taking over this country!

[@Nathan-ry3yu]

Wokeness in our military and government. People been told to be ashamed of being white and be ashamed of our flag and past. I guess they didn't think it would come with consequences.

[@SharonLevi-ue3zg]

all aboriginal people ,should join up ,and learn to fight for their country ,as always being told their land

[@DavidJones-pv8zu]

Like Reg Saunders & many, many others who served alongside my Grandfathers in WW1 & 2, my Uncle in the 50's, and with my brothers & I from 70's - '00's. We all wore green & bled red.

[@grumblesmudie3141]

Jaqcui Lambi has the hide to complain when she has helped Labor over and over to achieve nothing. She just as guilty as Labor the greens and pocock.

[@rodsmith9807]

The defence force along with woke governments have over the years decided to treat white heterosexual males that have, since the Boer War, been the majority in every major conflict. In the eighties the defence forces were fully manned. In 2013 the shift was women only recruiting and make the defence force reflect society. This made the defence force a cess pit of woke and weak personnel. Soldiers spend more time on woke activities than time at the range. Treating the men that served poorly has only added to the overall effect of recruiting and retention.

[@arlenesymes3452]

Why would you join with the way people are treated for doing a service.

[@reddog167]

Im a Veteran, my daughters getting out, her partners getting out, our defence is a disgrace, 7 RAR is decimated because there relocating them to Townsville, WOKE PISS WEAK GOVERNMENT.

[@OfftheGridStudio-152]

So now there'll be four Inf Bns in shiTownsville? I hadn't heard that, but I popped smoke a couple of years ago so no longer worthy. It was a joke when they moved 3 RAR up there. Let's put all the eggs in one basket... what could ever go wrong?

[@PhilipRanson-d5t]

Quickly give money to pacific islands,that will make us feel good.

[@OfftheGridStudio-152]

Yeah they can use the cash to soak up all that rising sea water!

[@rob6543]

Why should we care it’s not our country let the people who want everything defend it come on yes voters join up

[@peterbarnhoorn7879]

No wonder young ppl don't join ADF when Albo won't acknowledge Aust , stand near flag etc, jeepers in 10 or so yrs when our northern neighbours invade it will be all over red rover 😢

[@domes2]

i left in 2015 after 25yrs.. They treated us like shit.

[@gavwilson3413]

The one area Lambie often talks a lot of sense on is defence. Given she spent 10 years in defence, this is not surprising. She is on point here again. Senior commanders are one of the major reasons so many leave. Something they are more than happy receives so little attention. With missiles, Lambie is, again, correct. Morrison boasted an Australian built missile program in 2021. Almost three years later, not a plan has been published, nor one brick laid to build the facilities to build the missiles. If we started today, we would still be two years away from beginning to make our very first missile. At least. It is a travesty. And it doesn't matter who is in government. They all major in talking the talk. But not one of them can even crawl. Much less walk!

[@normhiesgen8881]

10yrs in the army and she only got to corporal, what corp, did she see any overseas duty, and what makes her such a military expert considering the rank she was automatically given,(cause of time served I assume) woopie a section leader.

[@gavwilson3413]

@@normhiesgen8881 - I didn't say she was an expert. I said she often talks sense. Now, if you think Defence haemorrhaging manpower and failing recruitment targets is an improvement, or at all beneficial, go ahead and justify that position. Because Lambie is criticising defence for not addressing that situation. Regardless of how little you think of her career progression, I for one think she is right. Given your derisory comments towards Lambie, I look forward to your support of the current defence situation.

[@chrishooper8260]

​@@gavwilson3413oh please. Talk to someone in the know . Maybe Andrew Hastie.

[@gavwilson3413]

@@chrishooper8260 are you suggesting the defence is fine? That it is NOT wasting TENS OF BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars on projects that do not deliver? That defence is not bleeding manpower and not failing to meet recruitment targets? Because these are all true. If I was you, I would stop letting your bias against Lambie colour your perceptions. And accept that, in this matter, she speaks the truth. To do otherwise is to support those who are failing defence and the nation. And have been doing so for years now. BTW, I don't need to talk to the men 'who have been amongst it'. Because I have been amongst it myself. For 17 years. So I know what I'm talking about here. You should take your own advise. Because, if you did, you would struggle to find an enlisted member with some experience who is anything other than highly sceptical of senior leadership. And the defence project space. Which has serially failed defence for longer than I served.

[@mcvideo5909]

‘Really Scarey’ that we have MPs like Lambie.

[@craigwarrick7058]

What is really scary is listening to her destroy the English language!

[@deanpd3402]

But for the fact that she managed to scam a senators gig, she would be a houso.

[@robertdavie1221]

Australia has enjoyed generations of prosperity so where is the defence capability to show for all this wealth? Governments in this country on both sides of politics are elected and then promise all sorts of outcomes, only to do nothing while they serve out their time in office before passing the problem on to the next government who then repeat the same process. Labour sat on the submarine question when they were last in office for six years and did nothing before passing it on to the Coalition government who then lost another nine years. That is why we won't have any submarines to replace the Collins class until the 2040’s. Words mean nothing, anyone can say words. What matters in the end is real military capability which is why China is busily arming itself today. We have been badly served by both sides of politics in this country.

[@willholder9453]

Jacqui I wish you would get this passionate about this government for all the other things that are going on in Australia with the woke side of things as you do about your real passion ADF please get on side please, this government has got to go

[@michaelwray2083]

Well done Jacque

[@jasonwylie6401]

Jackie is a crook last person who should be talking about this

[@Didigetitwrong]

Good on you Jaqui its like when we have a housing shortage and we get crickets from the housing minister Who is pulling a six figure salary.

[@patrickwakefield2297]

australia should have its own munitions industry making shells and guns, missiles and drones flat out, strength keeps a country safe, at the moment we have none. whats the good of submarines that we wont have for decades. government refused when our major ally usa when they wanted assistance in the red sea because we had no capability. a disgrace. whats happening in aust at the moment under this government in every important area is a disaster. you could not make it up.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Agreed, billions to pay for generations for something we may never receive or need - great plan! He is very open to giving Australia back to the original custodians to deal with it all, after his permanent pension and property holdings are guaranteed safe! 😡

[@DavidJones-pv8zu]

We used to. Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation. Lithgow Small Arms Factory. Etc, etc.

[@NavitShchigel]

I've literally never heard Jacqui tell a lie. She is straight up honest. Soldiers know they won't get support in the military. It's a tough job, you need support

[@CJArnold-hq3ey]

Tell us something we dont know Mrs Toady

[@robdimasi2758]

Why the pollies are selling us out anyway

[@Crogunson-wb2zl]

1 week of combat.OUR EX DEFENCE FORCE BOSS SAID WE WOULDN'T LAST 48 HOURS IF ATTACKED.

[@HeatherTrompp-q2u]

Scary, isn't it.

[@peterhoulis1184]

Lambie is for the WEF and so personally i dont like her

[@blokectomy4267]

Now i understand why her son needed drugs

[@tomcat3070]

Lambie compo queen from day 1 in the ADF then found the life of a pollie was less work more profitable thats ya problem

[@info88w11]

Another lifelong bludger preaching crap contributing zero and sponging for handouts

[@Openeyesopenheart42]

Lambi is a clown

[@darrens7040]

Why ???? She tells it how it is straight up and down to earth

[@Openeyesopenheart42]

Her response during cv, since then she has lost all credibility. Being loud doesn’t make you right.

[@vivrowe2763]

@@darrens7040 She is bad news doesn't work or care about you.

[@vivrowe2763]

@@Openeyesopenheart42 She is gross

[@Wombat-y7t]

is she?

[@mickjoG]

find the dumbest Tasmanian from Burnie… & you’ve got Jacqui “Rent-a-Quote” Lambie

[@MiemKing]

That's what CHYNA want 🤫

[@williamharris6217]

CHYNA couldn't care less.

[@woodflower1]

Well said Jacquie Lambie!!!

[@atomickidd1]

Australians don't realize how bad our ADF are in and yet, the Senator is right. Perhaps we should ask how quickly could we put together a Battalion (Army) and again, we have a very disturbing international storm.

[@raymondwilliams5661]

Army of poofs you go lady boys 👦 😅😂

[@yvonneplummer6069]

A country without strong defence is in jeopardy, forget about climate change!!

[@jenniferharrison8915]

And owners vs custodians, everybody here is very vulnerable now!

[@blip98]

Is she saying rainbow tutus lamingtons and cups of tea are not working?

[@dwin4037]

Don’t join because it’s woke!😢

[@nicoledeloncrais5940]

Not a Jacqui fan, however she is absolutely spot on here. Well done 👍

[@pauleasther]

Lambie’s Albos ally in the senate, so watch your step or he’ll remove your privileges?

[@bestestusername]

I see ex-defence force senator lambie, men can wear make up and dresses and i don't want to join either,

[@colinfullford8630]

What do you mean "vulnerable"? Even at full strength we couldn't defend ourselves from attack from New Zealand.

[@raymondwilliams5661]

Good on ya mate to true 👍 😅

[@katejean7899]

Jackie is an icon ❤❤❤

[@jobo8819]

Guess I better get busy and build my own forte in the back yard then to defend myself 🤣🤣🤣

[@antonybarnstormer6285]

Well you disarmed the nation after the Port Arthur incident. Now the government has disarmed the armed forces, we can't even send a ship to the gulf anymore. U need to bring back the DFRDB Pension scheme but modify it for 10,15 and 20 years service and make it Tax free.

[@vivrowe2763]

They did not disarm anyone, again it's a damn choice, people always make bad ones, especially today

[@francesfalla1473]

​@@vivrowe2763they did disarm and now we have gangs and underworld shootings every week , drug smuggling people smuggling murders and kids committing crimes for the bad boys - don't care what you call it, its true

[@JacobElliott-r4n]

@@vivrowe2763yeah they did! Mandatory buy backs is weapons confiscation or go to jail

[@reddog167]

Mate my daughter hasn't fired her rifle in 3 years.

[@Mrbuckaroonie..]

I am on DFRDB and why we pay tax after serving our nation for over 20 years is bullshit. It isn't a big pension. You can't live on it let me tell you.

[@dfor50]

You have to wonder about the competence of this government and its bureaucracy.

[@Didigetitwrong]

Heaven forbid there will be no one to protect the politicians and ruling classes.

[@AleshaRead-hb5gf]

That’s the best part of it all they actively destroy themselves by being so stupid

[@Parawingdelta2]

I thought all the diversity and inclusivity was suppose to fix all that. I guess having a track record over the last sixty years of involving Australian defence personnel in crap conflicts with little chance of any positive outcome removes incentive. People aren't so gullible now. I think there's been a decline in support for families too. I was brought up in a military family (UK). We had good married quarter housing, service run schools etc.

[@gary53]

JL keep up the great work...When it has to be said we can count on you...

[@rixingchen8753]

invading others country together with USA, not defending own soil

[@whiteshark0000]

The Smurfette is having her daily rant

[@b.alexanderjohnstone9774]

This is all wrong. Not against paying them but it's not about money. Maybe we shouldn't be teaching the young how horrible and racist Australia is? Maybe we should honour the heroes of the past and fully support those who put on the uniform for us now?

[@GreyManTheory]

You know everything is effed when everyone has a opinion

[@karynjohnstone1997]

Same with the teachers ....nothing has been offered to the TEACHERS who can ACTUALLY teach....so do you blame them for wanting to leave ? Decision makers have nothing in their heads ....no common sense

[@smyleymk9821]

LOL, I think most of the clowns in parlament couldnt run a lemonade stand without screwing it up , even after how many referendums on lemons and citrus , lets not forget the 100 plus advisors wasting time.

[@BKWilliamsJnr]

When you got people like her in parliament, why would anyone risk their life?

[@Ozzie3356]

Put Albonese Penny Wong Adam Bant and those hopeless Teals, on the frontline in the ADF, in training for a month and see jf Adam Bant can do X number of push ups a day? 😂

[@Maria-h1q6w]

WHY BOTHER WITH PATRIOTIC WAYS WHEN THE COUNTRY HAS LOST ITS WAY...GOOD ON YOU GOVERNMENT...YOU GOT YOUR WAY WITHOUT A WAR....

[@Alladin-n5j]

The PLA are on the way! 😲

[@williamharris6217]

Imagine they took over, who would lose their jobs? The politicians and the ruling elites. So?

[@ricksoutter4119]

What is this woman done for Australia other than sold us out

[@davidgray8654]

Can't say I have a lot of time for Jacqui Lambie but thank God she is a voice for the rank and file of the ADF, her comment about 'being thrown under the bus' is right on the money, so, from me, thank you Jacqui Lambie.

[@coconuciferanuts339]

Everyone knows that the U.S. U.K. coalition is Australia's main defence. But if Trump get's in anything could happen.

[@haruchai]

Will Jacqui be forgoing a big percentage of her bloated salary to help?

[@Yvonne-le6ju]

Nup just a big mouth

[@deanpd3402]

@@Yvonne-le6ju ...with the accent of a houso.

[@Mega-G-Star]

No but she’ll support the draft that’s coming.

[@steverogers9507]

Why do ou have this "woman"? on TV.What expertise does she have? Please read her history on Wikipedia.

[@Yvonne-le6ju]

Keep asking Peter..she is embarrassing and foul mouthed

[@mikeoz4803]

As an 18 year member in the RAAF, I left 2 years ago as has many of my mates. Why? Because it has gone completely WOKE. You cannot swear. You cannot tell dirty jokes. We had a muslim female CO who didn't hide her contempt for white aussie males. NCO's cannot discipline an unruly service personnel due to any complaint going in & then mountains of paper work. The level of fitness has dropped to alarming levels. Females (80% to males 20%) make dangerous mistakes on field with weapon handling & obstacle course failures. Yet they are always 'passed' as competent. Morale is so low, sick leave & resignations went through the roof. I have since heard it has gotten far worse! Lambie hasn't a clue. She's just an embarrassing big mouth

[@OfftheGridStudio-152]

I thank they can still tell dirty jokes... as long as they're aimed at white males who reek of toxic masculinity!@@mikeoz4803

[@JodyDeBono]

Go Jackie .

[@dianagiles9467]

Wonder why…right Jacqui ..officers don’t stand up for NCOs ..keep standup for them Jacqui

[@chuckmaddison2924]

That's a little unfair. We have a few kayaks. Plenty of kites for the Air Farce and kmart has an endless supply of potato guns.

[@leewright7623]

Yep that’s about as scary as seeing Jacky in the thumbnail 😱

[@Stew-D1987]

You can’t join if you are on anti depressant medication for example

[@justvisitingterra6459]

I'M SURPRIZED THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR GOVERNMENT ISN'T ADVERTISING IN CHINESE NEWSPAPERS FOR SOLDIER'S AND MILITARY PERSONAL, YOU COULD ALMOST GUARANTEE THE INCENTIVE WOULD BE DOUBLE, 😂 😊. SATT.

[@Daniel-y1f9r]

My goodness the military were telling us this year's ago

[@grahamvoght9294]

For goodness sake don’t allow the authorities to lower the bar for entry into the services. These kids are effectively in line to go into a conflict zone after their training and if not up to standard would be likely candidates to return in a body bag.

[@leonardcody670]

Not only the ADF's weapons and ammunition has been depleted . Thanks to John Howard , civilians no longer have as many weapons or ammunition to defend themselves . But don't worry we can always stack our army with Pacific Islanders , and perhaps the Chinese military can help us with policing and defence .

[@williamharris6217]

The gun shops were full of rifles and ammunition the last time I looked.

[@Openeyesopenheart42]

The eyebrow lift didn’t work, it looks like she has horns 😂

[@JustAskingForAFriendOfAFriend]

She is blind you brute

[@muzzleflash1]

​@@JustAskingForAFriendOfAFriendBut she is still hot!

[@vivrowe2763]

She has.

[@paulveenings6861]

@@JustAskingForAFriendOfAFriendshe’s not blind, she’s Tasmanian or in other word’s crazy

[@DeamionEdwards]

Looks like a males eyebrowridge

[@chrisyoung9194]

How long has she been a senator?

[@74KU]

Love that thumbnail of Jacqui giving a gobby to an invisible member! Sky News knows what it did..

[@rabidsminions2079]

Time to enlist all new Australian Citizens under 35 into the ADF. Australian born people didn't ask for the 500,000 that arrived in the last 12 months to come here. As an initiation to be an Australian these new Australians can do 1 year service in the ADF. Why should Australian born people sacrifice their lives to keep Australia safe when millions of people come other countries don't have to do anything to prove that they are worthy of being an Australian. Sacrifice the new Australians first. They don't make our lives easier, quite the opposite.