Politics · Australia · 20 hrs ago
One Nation cartoon maker refuses to apologise to Jacqui Lambie
One Nation cartoon creator Mark Nicholson has refused to apologise to Australian Senator Jacqui Lambie for a video mocking her medical condition.
The cartoon showed Lambie referring to vaginal prolapse, which she had spoken about in the Senate in August.
The video drew widespread outrage, and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson later apologised, saying it could have been made more tastefully.
Hanson said she had not seen the cartoon before it was published, and Lambie said Hanson had not apologised to her personally.
Nicholson says satire can target powerful people and denied that the video trivialised Lambie’s condition.
The cartoon has been taken down, but Nicholson is still running for a seat in Victoria’s upper house for One Nation.
One Nation cartoon creator Mark Nicholson has refused to apologise to Senator Jacqui Lambie over a video mocking her medical condition.
The cartoon featured a character resembling Lambie referring to her vaginal prolapse, which she had disclosed in a Senate speech in August.
Nicholson said the cartoon did not trivialise the condition and argued that public figures are open to parody.
Lambie called the cartoon disgraceful and said Nicholson was not fit to run for parliament.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson later apologised for the cartoon, saying it was not as tastefully done as it could have been.
- Who
- Mark Nicholson, a co-founder of Stepmates Studios and One Nation candidate, refused to apologise to Senator Jacqui Lambie.
- What
- He declined to apologise for a One Nation cartoon video that mocked Lambie’s medical condition.
- When
- The cartoon was discussed in an ABC 7.30 report published on October 26, 2026. Lambie disclosed her condition in August.
- Where
- The video was published by One Nation. Lambie is a senator for Tasmania, and Nicholson is running for Victoria’s upper house.
- Why
- Nicholson said parodying people in public life was part of his work. He denied trivialising Lambie’s condition.
Mark Nicholson
Jacqui Lambie
Purpose of the cartoon
Mark Nicholson
Nicholson said public figures are open to parody and that the cartoon drew attention to the condition.
Jacqui Lambie
Lambie called the cartoon a low blow and said it was disgraceful and divisive.
Apology
Mark Nicholson
Nicholson said he would apologise if he ever did something apology-worthy, but declined to apologise at that time.
Jacqui Lambie
Lambie said Hanson had not personally apologised to her and criticised Nicholson’s refusal to accept the cartoon was wrong.
Lambie revealed her vaginal prolapse during a speech in the Senate.
Hanson initially defended it, then said she had not seen it, and later apologised.
The cartoon had been taken down, and Nicholson told 7.30 he would not apologise at that time.
- Cartoon creator
- Mark Nicholson
- Party
- One Nation
- Senator mocked
- Jacqui Lambie
- Condition referenced
- Vaginal prolapse
- Lambie’s disclosure
- Senate speech in August
- Report publication
- October 26, 2026
What people are saying
People who are powerful need to get a reality check
If you're in the public realm, you open yourself up to praise, but you also open yourself up to parody.
they're a low blow, they're divisive, and they're bloody awful.
he doesn't have the mature ability to be running in politics