Jacqui Lambie continues to live up to her fiery reputation, using her first question in parliament to blast the coalition over its economic "incompetence" in Tasmania.
The Palmer United Party senator on Tuesday threw the Abbott government a curly one during question time, demanding it provide $5 billion to her struggling home state.
It was a tough one for Government Senate Leader and fellow Tasmanian Eric Abetz to handle diplomatically, given the government needs the three PUP senators to pass its legislative agenda.
He politely informed Senator Lambie that Tasmania's economic woes were the result of Labor's poor policy decisions and the coalition government could not afford an extra $5 billion at this time.
Senator Lambie was not impressed, and went for the jugular the second time around.
"Can the senator explain why the poor, sick, needy and unemployed of other countries are more important to him than those in his own home state," she asked.
Labor relished the moment, jibing Senator Abetz as he tried to placate the PUP senator a second time.
But his response fell on deaf ears, with Senator Lambie yelling "spare me, spare me!" as he waved about the government's economic plan for Tasmania.
The PUP newcomer overstepped the mark on her third question, going beyond her allocated time.
But Senate president Stephen Parry agreed she could finish, with the caveat that leniency would not be extended next time.
The former military police officer only started her Senate term a week ago, but she has already created waves with attacks on the government and on Prime Minister Tony Abbott in particular.
She has since met with Mr Abbott, whom she described as a "political psychopath" and someone more willing to put his own career ahead of his daughters' safety by "parading" them around during the election.
She continued her spray during the debate on the carbon tax repeal bills, and this time neither Labor nor the Greens was immune.
The two parties deceived the public by forcing their unfair carbon tax on them, she said.
"Tasmanian pensioners, families, workers and business were told the fib that if they paid more for their energy and power, then they could stop world climate change," she said.
"This proposition is obviously wrong, ridiculous and absolutely absurd."
Australians now had a voice in the form of the Palmer United Party, which would ensure savings from the repeal were passed on to customers, she said.
"Australians do not have to rely on just a nod and wink from our prime minister," she said.
She also managed to squeeze in a reference to former US vice-president Al Gore, who the party says supports its plan to create an emissions trading scheme.
