Prime Minister Anthony Albanese suspends Senator Fatima Payman for defying Labor's voting rules on Palestinian statehood.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese suspends recalcitrant Labor Senator Fatima Payman for vowing to cross the floor in support of Palestinian statehood. The first-term senator has been suspended from the caucus indefinitely after previously being banned for a single meeting. Payman stated she would repeatedly flaunt Labor's voting rules and cross the floor on the issue of Palestinian statehood, defying party solidarity.

June 30, 2024
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