Outspoken Palmer United Party senator Jacqui Lambie has stood in parliament and launched into a spiel against planned government changes to university fees.

Unfortunately that wasn’t the bill before the upper house.

The Senate was debating the Australian Education Amendment Bill – minor legislation that provides a small boost in funding for indigenous boarding schools and closes loopholes in education policy.

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Legislation to change university fees isn’t on the Senate schedule for Tuesday.

After a Liberal senator noted the mistake, acting deputy Senate president Cory Bernardi politely pointed out the error to Senator Lambie.

She ignored him briefly and continued, seemingly confused by what was going on – but soon sat down.

The mistake won’t affect the way she votes.

The Tasmanian senator has vowed to vote against all government legislation until a defence force pay deal is reconsidered.

The move has put her at odds with PUP leader Clive Palmer who has labelled her a “drama queen”.