Prime minister says the Western Australian senator has made ‘decision to place herself outside the Labor party’
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Anthony Albanese has said senator Fatima Payman has “made a decision to place herself outside the Labor Party”, and suggested he expects that Payman may resign from the party “in the coming days”.
The prime minister made the comment about Payman’s future on Wednesday after the Western Australian senator was suspended indefinitely after crossing the floor on recognition of Palestine, which she has vowed to repeat.
Continue reading…Prime minister says the Western Australian senator has made ‘decision to place herself outside the Labor party’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has said senator Fatima Payman has “made a decision to place herself outside the Labor Party”, and suggested he expects that Payman may resign from the party “in the coming days”.The prime minister made the comment about Payman’s future on Wednesday after the Western Australian senator was suspended indefinitely after crossing the floor on recognition of Palestine, which she has vowed to repeat. Continue reading…