Statute Update Bill 2026
Senator LAMBIE (Tasmania) (15:25): What a hypocrite! What a hypocrite! Veterans, this is One Nation.
They made us wait for a royal commission. In the last few days, they put a cartoon out there of one of the veterans saying he's a traitor and a gutless maggot. That's what she does with veterans.
She's a hypocrite. She has no intention of helping you. She has absolutely none.
She never has. Do not fall for her rubbish. I need to explain to you, veterans, what is going on out there right now.
This is what is going on in here today. The coalition amendment will get rid of the $5,000 cap on veterans allied health, but it is attached to a piece of legislation called the Statute Update Bill. Also, before we go any further, I just remind you, veterans: stay calm because this cap does not start until 1 July next year.
It's not being taken off you tomorrow. If you haven't already got that message, just stay calm because I can tell you the fight is not over by a long shot. I can tell you we have more ammo up our sleeves.
Don't panic. We have 12 months. Just go about your lives.
This amendment that is attached to the unrelated piece of legislation has already passed the lower house. It is coming up here to go through. We have made an amendment to that so we can send it back to the lower house, but the Labor Party has the numbers down there.
So, more than likely, to get the Statute Update Bill through, they will get rid of this amendment and it will be voted down. If that happens, this bill will come, like I said, back up here without that amendment. What I need you guys in here to do is let those veterans know that we're serious.
If it comes back up here, we knock it down. Without the amendment, we must hold our ground. We must stay strong.
There is no room to cry wolf here. Stay cool and stay calm, veterans. Apart from the Labor Party, you have the rest of us on your side.
It doesn't start till 1 July next year. Like I said, we have plenty of ammo still up our sleeve. Have a nice weekend.
Keep it calm.