Palmer United Party Senator Jacqui Lambie has not turned her back at a Remembrance Day service, despite her calls for such a protest against the latest pay offer to Australian Defence Force personnel.
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But reports from the ceremony Senator Lambie attended in Burnie, Tasmania on Tuesday say the senator said she would have turned her back if a government MP had spoken at the service.
Photos from memorial services also appear to show that defence force personnel have not backed the protest, which Senator Lambie called for in response to a below inflation pay offer for the Defence Force.
She said last week that veterans should "show their disgust" by turning their backs on any government MP delivering a speech at memorial services around the country.
Senator Lambie, who is a Defence Force veteran, posted video on her Facebook page of her standing at the back of the Remembrance Day service in Burnie, while photographs posted on social media appear to show the senator distancing herself from other federal and state MPs.
Senator Lambie challenged her PUP colleagues last week to block all government legislation until the Defence Force was offered a better deal.
Her calls for a demonstration on one of Australia's most solemn days sparked a backlash from the RSL, government and opposition.
Her stance also divided the PUP camp, with Senator Glenn Lazarus urging soldiers to ignore Senator Lambie's calls.
Leader Clive Palmer also refused to support the protest.
Senator Lambie responded by saying she was becoming less concerned about what her leader thought.
"Clive will have to decide whether he wants to see his party separated in the Senate, that's all Clive Palmer needs to decide on," she told the ABC last week.
"Clive Palmer can no longer sit on the fence, he's either standing by me or he's standing near the Liberal National Party, but I'm not going to stand around and watch Clive Palmer back-flipping."