Australian Story Season 19 Episode 32 Getting the Hang of It 2014
What happens when a former soldier from Tasmania arrives in Canberra with a potentially vital role to play in governing the nation? Jacqui Lambie is the most outspoken and controversial of Clive Palmer's 'Palmer United Party' senators who hold crucial balance of power votes in the senate. Australian Story has been 'embedded' with Jacqui Lambie as she learns the ropes in parliament and navigates a series of headline-grabbing dramas. We meet her family back in Burnie, Tasmania and track her through Canberra as she deals with everything from deciding what to wear to meet a PM she's just described as a 'political psychopath', to outrage over her 'well hung' and 'Chinese invasion' moments. She also talks candidly about being a single mother, her addictions, despair and her propensity to 'take a swing at opponents'. Her headline-grabbing antics are making news but seasoned commentators suggest she should not be underestimated. So what are her real motives and what about her vulnerabilities?
- Released: 2014-09-08
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, News
- Stars: Leigh Sales
- Director:
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1. The Other Side 2014-02-03
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2. The Back of His Mind 2014-02-10
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3. No Half Measures 2014-02-17
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4. Call Me Cate 2014-02-24
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5. His Driving Force 2014-03-03
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6. An Unnatural History 2014-03-10
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7. The House of Tara 2014-03-17
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8. Out of the Box 2014-03-24
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9. Set in Stone 2014-03-31
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12. A Man Called Boy 2014-04-21
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13. A Very Good Rascal 2014-04-28
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14. The Edge of the Mountain 2014-05-05
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15. In Tracy's Corner 2014-05-12
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18. Out of the Kitchen 2014-06-02
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19. The Last Commando , Part 1 2014-06-09
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20. The Last Commando , Part 2 2014-06-16
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21. Driving Miss Davis 2014-06-23
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22. Forget Me Not 2014-06-30
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23. Talk of the Town 2014-07-07
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24. The Game Changer 2014-07-14
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25. Leaps and Bounds 2014-07-21
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26. Divide and Conquer 2014-07-28
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27. Lock Me Away 2014-08-04
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28. Searching for C11 2014-08-11
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29. Searching for C11 (2) 2014-08-18
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30. Before the Storm 2014-08-25
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31. Out of the Shoebox 2014-09-01
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32. Getting the Hang of It 2014-09-08
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33. The Past Is a Foreign Country 2014-09-15
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34. The Past Is a Foreign Country (2) 2014-09-22
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35. The Pursuit of Happiness 2014-09-29
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36. I Am Jack 2014-10-06
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37. Vanishing Act 2014-10-13
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38. The Innocent 2014-10-20
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39. The Innocent (2) 2014-10-27
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40. How I Met Your Father 2014-11-03
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41. Just Call Me Bob 2014-11-10
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42. Just Call Me Bob (2) 2014-11-17
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43. Letter from Wooleen 2014-11-24
