Jacqui Lambie has blasted both sides of politics, claiming Labor and the Coalition would “sell their grandmothers for a brown paper bag” of political donations.
The Morrison government is under fire for failing to deliver a federal anti-corruption body before the next election.
There are also calls to reform rules around cash pumped into politics.
Senator Lambie said both major parties were “as bad as each other” and should stop taking political donations.
“Go and earn your seats rather than buying them,” she told Today on Thursday.
The Tasmanian independent said people had no idea whether the Liberal Party was drawing money from at major fundraising events.
She also slammed Labor for previous donations scandals involving the party’s NSW branch and former senator Sam Dastyari.
“Bottom line is … they’ll take money for anything,” Senator Lambie said.
“They’ll sell their grandmothers for a brown paper bag.
“Until we get these political donations fixed and until we get an ICAC with some teeth, we’re going to sit at the lowest point.”
Senator Lambie is one of many politicians calling for a federal anti-corruption body, which the Coalition promised before the 2019 election.
But Attorney-General Michaelia Cash confirmed in Senate estimates this week the government would not legislate a federal anti-corruption body before May’s poll.
The Morrison government is blaming Labor for failing to backxjmtzyw its proposed model, which the opposition says has no teeth.
Labor supports a proposal from independent MP Helen Haines.
Independent MP Zali Steggall also came under fire this week after it was revealed she received a $100,000 donation from a coal investor.
In one of the final sitting days before the election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison labelled Labor’s deputy leader Richard Marles a “Manchurian Candidate” before withdrawing the attack.
Reflecting on the fiery Question Time, Senator Lambie said parliament had “lost the plot” a long time ago.
