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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

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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

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

The Guardian - AU

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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’.

Al Jazeera

Labor’s outdated rules come back to bite in Payman saga

With independents on the rise, can Labor really cling to an archaic rule that has cost it a young, smart, passionate Muslim senator?

Crikey

Those clamouring for an Australian republic should consider the carnage in the US

Are advocates for replacing the governor-general with an elected president — because they want an Australian head of state — missing the point?

Crikey

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.

AAP

Fatima Payman plans next move

The WA senator will make a major announcement today, and UK voters head to the polls in what’s expected to be a Tory wipeout.

Crikey

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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.

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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.

Crikey

Clive’s seeing double, News Corp tightens the purse strings, and a double-barrelled frenzy

The Greens are out of touch with the average Australian — at least if their surnames are anything to go by.

Crikey

Samantha Mostyn: Australia’s last governor-general?

We need a head of state who meaningfully oversees the machinations of Australian democracy, working hard to hold politicians to a higher standard.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: last Labor dissenter weighs in on Payman, sperm donations destroyed, dozens dead in Hindu crush

Famous Labor rebel urges senator to ‘stick to her guns’; Queensland health ombudsman says samples risked being ‘misidentified’

The Guardian - AU

Former dissenting Labor MP backs Fatima Payman and says party needs to reconsider rules

Last time a Labor MP voted against the party position was 2005 when Tasmanian MP Harry Quick opposed anti-terrorism legislation

The Guardian - AU

Political strategist Glenn Druery having ‘informal conversations’ with Muslim groups and Fatima Payman

The so-called preference whisperer approached by Muslim groups to discuss next election following rising anger about Labor’s stance on Palestine and Gaza conflict

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