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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp, Daniel Hurst and Josh Butler

Fatima Payman may resign from Labor party ‘in the coming days’, Anthony Albanese suggests

Labor senator Fatima Payman has been suspended indefinitely after crossing the floor on recognition of Palestine.
Labor senator Fatima Payman has been suspended indefinitely after crossing the floor on recognition of Palestine. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

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.

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