Outspoken Senator Jacqui Lambie has vowed to vote down all government legislation until it offers Defence personnel a bigger pay rise.
Senator Lambie has slammed the "insulting" decision to grant troops just 1.5 per cent as an act of cowardice by the government.
"Ordinarily, I would never use one bad government decision as a reason to block a number of pieces of unrelated legislation," the Palmer United Party senator said in a statement.
But it was time to fight fire with fire to protect defence families.
"I will vote to defeat all Abbott government legislation until they stop using Anzac and Remembrance days as photo opportunities and ADF members as extras in a Liberal Party promotional film," she said.
Senator Lambie has also called for veterans' pensions to receive fair indexation.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said the 1.5 per cent pay increase is all the government can afford in the current budget climate.
As a former soldier, Senator Lambie said she was bitterly disappointed.
"Give our troops a fair go," she told the Nine Network.
"Clive Palmer is flip-flopping and sitting on the fence."
She now plans to approach all parliamentary legislation like a conscience vote, potentially putting her at odds with PUP's party line.
Asked if she had discussed the issue with the PUP leader she said: "Clive Palmer is flip-flopping and sitting on the fence."
"I'm asking Clive Palmer to stand by me and give me his support."
She rejected suggestions her solo stance would weaken PUP's voting block in the Senate, or that she was considering splitting from the party.
But in a later interview, Senator Lambie indicated she didn't have the support of her leader, who would have to decide if he wanted his senators' votes to be split up.
"It's got to the point where I just don't care what Clive Palmer's position is on this at the moment," she told ABC radio.
She said her PUP colleagues were sitting on the fence.
"When it's something that is on my conscious and very close to my heart, then it's just tough. Clive's going to have to suck it up,"
"I'd probably suggest they all stand by my side on this," she warned.
"Clive will have to decide whether or not he wants to see his party separated in the Senate," she was quoted as saying by the ABC.
"I care what Clive thinks, but if I'm not going to agree with that, and this is when it's something that is on my conscious and very close to my heart, then it's just tough. Clive's going to have to suck it up," she told ABC radio this morning.
Senator Lambie is reaching out to Labor, the Greens and other crossbenchers to back her boycott.
She said most of the government's legislation coming before the Senate wasn't flash anyway and a blanket vote-no policy would "make my job easier".
PUP leader Clive Palmer this morning confirmed his position on ADF payments.
"My position has remained consistent in relation to opposing the government’s stance on reducing pay entitlements to the Australian Defence Forces," Mr Palmer said in a statement.
"Consistently, I will oppose any reductions in pay to people who serve our country."
Addressing Ms Lambie's comments, Mr Palmer said: "She is very passionate about this issue as she did wear a uniform and served this country for more than 10 years.
"The beauty of democracy is that people are allowed to have their own positions on matters such as these," he said.
"Though I want to make it clear that I will not make a political stance or statement on Remembrance Day or ANZAC Day to dispute pay rates, I believe there is a political process when it comes to matters such as these and I will be respecting that process."
