Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie Network) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I seek leave to make a short statement.

Leave granted.

This morning, Senator Roberts leaked my personal mobile phone number on his social media. Since then I've received any number of nasty, abusive and threatening phone calls and messages. I may have to change my phone number.

I give my phone number to veterans whose mental health is not so good, and most of the time they're on their last legs. Those veterans know they can call me at any time of the day or night if they need someone to listen to them.

If you've got someone's number, it's not hard to find out personal details that are linked to it. I'm going to have to change my phone number, because I need to make sure my family and friends are safe.

It should go without saying that it is completely unacceptable to leak other senators' personal contact details to the public just because you don't like what they're saying. Every single one of us—no matter how much we disagree with one another, no matter how much we go at each other on the floor—should know that one thing. One Nation have crossed a line here that should never be crossed. You've got the AFP briefing politicians about our safety. We've got gallows on the steps of Victoria's parliament. Senators in this very chamber should not be facilitating any abuse.

Mr President, I'd like to respectfully ask that you look at this issue. One Nation have leaked my mobile number. I ask you to consider whether Senator Roberts should front up and apologise for his behaviour—even though he has had more than two hours to do so personally to me. And I ask that you look at the safety of senators in this place more broadly, because I think we have some problems here. Thank you.