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Getting the Hang of It
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?
Aired: Sep 08, 2014 Genre: Documentary NewsCasts:Duration: 30m Rating: 0 Country:Production:
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01: The Other Side02: The Back of His Mind03: No Half Measures04: Call Me Cate05: His Driving Force06: An Unnatural History07: The House of Tara08: Out of the Box09: Set in Stone10: A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 111: A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 212: A Man Called Boy13: A Very Good Rascal14: The Edge of the Mountain15: In Tracy's Corner16: All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 117: All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 218: Out of the Kitchen19: The Last Commando , Part 120: The Last Commando , Part 221: Driving Miss Davis22: Forget Me Not23: Talk of the Town24: The Game Changer25: Leaps and Bounds26: Divide and Conquer27: Lock Me Away28: Searching for C1129: Searching for C11 (2)30: Before the Storm31: Out of the Shoebox32: Getting the Hang of It33: The Past Is a Foreign Country34: The Past Is a Foreign Country (2)35: The Pursuit of Happiness36: I Am Jack37: Vanishing Act38: The Innocent39: The Innocent (2)40: How I Met Your Father41: Just Call Me Bob42: Just Call Me Bob (2)43: Letter from Wooleen