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Dominic Giannini

Payman might cross the floor again despite party rebuke

Senator Fatima Payman says she maintains Labor values despite crossing the floor over Palestine. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Outspoken Labor senator Fatima Payman says she may cross the floor again in the future over Palestine despite being rebuked by the prime minister and senior ministers for defying party convention.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ordered the West Australian senator to sit out of a caucus meeting next week as punishment for voting against Labor's position and voting for a Greens Senate motion that supported Palestinian statehood.

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