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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: Fatima Payman and the art of quitting, gas shortfall gets closer, UK exit poll tips Labour landslide

Fatima Payman at her media conference in Canberra yesterday
Fatima Payman at her media conference in Canberra yesterday. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AP

Good morning. It’s a momentous day in UK politics with parliament poised for a huge turnover after 14 years of Conservative rule. But it follows a momentous day in Australian politics – there is a feeling in Canberra, and no doubt a few other places, that Senator Fatima Payman has run rings around the Labor leadership as she first rebelled and then quit the party over its stance on Gaza. We report on the fallout and what it means for Labor.

We also have the second part of our investigation into home equity release schemes, and a “once-in-a-lifetime” astronomical event.

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