Ex-defence force chief Angus Campbell will become Australia’s ambassador to Belgium and be based in Luxembourg despite overseeing one of the most scandal-plagued eras in ADF history.

Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, “Why are we doing this in this country when you’ve [Angus Campbell] got no leadership, but we continually put you up there and give you those plum jobs.”

“How does that make others feel that are working their guts out out there?”

“You can destroy anyone’s family, but we’ll still promote you, this man should be put out to pasture,” Jacqui Lambie said.

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