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View from The Hill: Labor will only harm itself by a silly attempt to discredit Payman

Labor would do well to draw a line under its loss of Senator Fatima Payman from its ranks, instead of taking more pot shots to try to discredit her.

The Conversation

Fatima Payman walked a path familiar to many of us – work within a system or disrupt it from the outside

The senator’s actions have been a reminder that if we allow it to be, speaking truth to power is the most powerful gift multiculturalism can give

The Guardian - AU

Faith-based politics will erode social unity: PM

The debate over religion and politics has reignited as Labor strongholds face challenges from political movements hoping to poach certain voter bases.

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Cops slammed for letting kids pretend to be criminals

Police liaison officers have been accused of letting kids pretend to be criminals in a paddy wagon at a NAIDOC event in Brisbane before the vehicle was removed.

AAP

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

The rookie senator orchestrated her departure from Labor for maximum impact; Labour on course for record Commons majority as voting closes

The Guardian - AU

Legal aid funding boost needed to stop femicide crisis

Urgent national reforms are needed if the Labor government wants to stop domestic and family violence, says legal aid organisations.

AAP

Labor 'needs to learn' from Payman quitting party: MP

A pro-Palestinian Labor MP says the party needs to reflect on how to move forward following the fallout from Fatima Payman quitting to sit as an independent.

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Rebel with a cause: inside the moment Fatima Payman quit the Labor party

Australia’s first hijab-wearing senator said her family did not flee from Afghanistan for her to remain silent in the face of atrocity

The Guardian - AU

Australian senator resigns from ruling Labor party over stand on Palestinian statehood

Fatima Payman, 29, was ‘indefinitely suspended’ from Labor caucus last week after she defied party and sided with Greens to call for recognition of Palestinian statehood

The Independent UK

Grattan on Friday: Labor’s Fatima Payman defects to crossbench as government worries about Muslim vote

Senator Fatima Payman, who announced on Thursday she was quitting her party, has now officially joined that well-known club of “Labor rats” – those who have been thrown overboard or jumped ship.

The Conversation

Australian police find remains of missing child after suspected crocodile attack

Child went missing after going for a swim near the remote Northern Territory community of Palumpa

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: ‘Deeply torn’ Payman quits Labor; Lehrmann to stand trial on rape charge; and dugongs disappear in Vanuatu

WA senator will remain in the upper house as an independent in a major rupture with the Albanese government over Palestine

The Guardian - AU

Call for stronger protester penalties, night train suspension continues

The latest action at Singleton saw a man fined $1300 on Thursday.

Newcastle Herald

Pro-Palestinian protesters unfurl banners against Gaza war from roof of Australia’s parliament

At least four protesters were seen on top of the building

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - AU

Fatima Payman quits Labor but will remain in upper house as independent

WA senator tells press conference she was ‘deeply torn’ amid disagreement with the Albanese government on Palestine

Al Jazeera

Pro-Palestine protesters scale roof of Australia’s Parliament House

The protesters rolled out several banners, including one that said ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’.

AAP

Payman laments 'injustice' as she slams door on Labor

Labor failing to act against the "greatest injustice of our times" pushed pro-Palestinian senator Fatima Payman to quit the party she felt she couldn't change.

The Guardian - AU

Labor branch in Albanese’s electorate passes motion supporting Fatima Payman

Members in Leichhardt ‘express solidarity’ with the rebel senator and say they share her ‘strong support’ for Palestine

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Fashion statement: Thorpe dons pro-Palestine dress

Politicians and media bosses have strutted their stuff on Canberra's night of nights, with independent senator Lidia Thorpe making an eye-catching statement.

The Conversation

Albanese suggests Fatima Payman likely to quit Labor Party imminently

Anthony Albanese has flagged he expects rebel Labor senator Fatima Payman to quit the Labor Party imminently.

AAP

Child murder accused couple to face trial without jury

A man facing allegations that he acted with his fiance to murder her three-year-old daughter will face a judge-only trial due to the risk of an "emotive" jury.

The Guardian - AU

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

Prime minister says the Western Australian senator has made ‘decision to place herself outside the Labor party’

AAP

'Life-long' Rebels bikie has murder conviction quashed

A court has overturned the murder conviction of one of six men found guilty over the fatal bashing of Clint Starkey in 2017.

AAP

Indigenous kids 'suffering in silence' with ear disease

More than 26 per cent of First Nations children suffer undiagnosed ear disease and one-in-five live with undetected hearing loss.

AAP

PM flags possibility Payman will quit Labor in 'days'

Exiled Labor senator Fatima Payman's days in the party could be numbered with the prime minister fuelling rumours she is preparing to seek a new home.

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