Getting the Hang of It
Episode 32 · 2014-09-08
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
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?
30 minutes
Season 19 episodes
1. The Other Side2014-02-03
2. The Back of His Mind2014-02-10
3. No Half Measures2014-02-17
4. Call Me Cate2014-02-24
5. His Driving Force2014-03-03
6. An Unnatural History2014-03-10
7. The House of Tara2014-03-17
8. Out of the Box2014-03-24
9. Set in Stone2014-03-31
10. A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 12014-04-07
11. A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 22014-04-14
12. A Man Called Boy2014-04-21
13. A Very Good Rascal2014-04-28
14. The Edge of the Mountain2014-05-05
15. In Tracy's Corner2014-05-12
16. All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 12014-05-19
17. All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 22014-05-26
18. Out of the Kitchen2014-06-02
19. The Last Commando , Part 12014-06-09
20. The Last Commando , Part 22014-06-16
21. Driving Miss Davis2014-06-23
22. Forget Me Not2014-06-30
23. Talk of the Town2014-07-07
24. The Game Changer2014-07-14
25. Leaps and Bounds2014-07-21
26. Divide and Conquer2014-07-28
27. Lock Me Away2014-08-04
28. Searching for C112014-08-11
29. Searching for C11 (2)2014-08-18
30. Before the Storm2014-08-25
31. Out of the Shoebox2014-09-01
32. Getting the Hang of It2014-09-08
33. The Past Is a Foreign Country2014-09-15
34. The Past Is a Foreign Country (2)2014-09-22
35. The Pursuit of Happiness2014-09-29
36. I Am Jack2014-10-06
37. Vanishing Act2014-10-13
38. The Innocent2014-10-20
39. The Innocent (2)2014-10-27
40. How I Met Your Father2014-11-03
41. Just Call Me Bob2014-11-10
42. Just Call Me Bob (2)2014-11-17
43. Letter from Wooleen2014-11-24
