Labor Senator Fatima Payman has been indefinitely suspended from the Labor caucus by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after crossing the floor on June 30 to vote in favor of a Greens motion recognizing the state of Palestine. This move has sparked significant controversy within the Labor Party, with some members calling for her expulsion. Payman, the first federal Labor politician to cross the floor in 18 years, has expressed her intention to remain in the party and uphold its values, despite facing potential penalties. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles confirmed that there would be no mandated sanction for her actions, but Payman has been asked not to attend Labor caucus meetings for the rest of the session. Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley criticized the decision not to expel Payman. Payman has stated she would cross the floor again if a similar motion is put forward, emphasizing her commitment to the recognition of a Palestinian state. This incident has highlighted internal divisions within the Labor Party on the issue of Palestinian statehood.
Huge blowback is coming if the ALP sacks Senator Fatima Payman for expressly supporting the ALP’s national policy platform. Read it for yourself. P132 https://t.co/CCPia4QBpg https://t.co/m1dY2CstHK
Senator Payman suspended from the Labour Party for challenging the Jewish lobby https://t.co/5JQVQPpQTK
Labor Senator Fatima Payman has been indefinitely suspended from the Labor caucus, following crisis talks with the Prime Minister today. #9News https://t.co/jBRzY3Eakj
At 2.30, Senator Payman was summonsed to The Lodge for a Prime Ministerial bollocking and indefinite suspension from caucus. With the Greens sharpening up for another Senate vote, seems this can only end one way. @10NewsFirst https://t.co/KFgkIVHuqF
Just days ago, Fatima Payman told 6 News she had "no idea" whether or not she would face further sanctions from Labor ⬇️ "I still have my Labor Party values" WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: https://t.co/wItaohGaI0 #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/VI9rxYIIGE https://t.co/hu35419yRI
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has indefinitely suspended Fatima Payman from Labor caucus, after the rebel Senator revealed she would not hesitate to cross the floor again. https://t.co/BKecrDQ49Z
Breaking: Fatima Payman suspended from Labor after crisis talks with PM over Palestine https://t.co/orcK7AN2JM
#BREAKING 🚨 Fatima Payman has been SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY from the Labor caucus by Anthony Albanese, hours after she said she was prepared to cross the floor again 6 News understands Payman is upset at not being allowed to vote her conscience #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/Q6d6lseHs3
#BREAKING 🚨 Fatima Payman has been SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY from the Labor caucus by Anthony Albanese, hours after she said she was prepared to cross the floor again 6 News understands Payman is upset at not being allowed to vote her conscious #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqhk6 https://t.co/d3yzilN47x
Senator Fatima Payman has now been indefinitely suspended from the Australian Labor Party Caucus after being summoned to a meeting at The Lodge in Canberra by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. https://t.co/Wms7aULBdN
Fatima Payman has been suspended indefinitely by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese from the Labor Caucus
Despite warnings from the prime minister, Labor Senator Fatima Payman says she would cross the floor again in support of Palestinian statehood. https://t.co/XDA5IXwkvR
Fatima Payman defies ‘cold shoulder’ from Labor colleagues to declare she would cross floor again on Palestine https://t.co/odDs6nbWEq
A Labor senator who crossed the floor last week over a vote on Palestinian statehood has indicated she would be willing to do so again on a similar motion. https://t.co/FXnaznRMGB
Fatima Payman represents a diverse younger Australia. She belongs to a part of Australia that the Labor Party is increasingly losing touch with. You will not find many like her among Labor’s membership, parliamentary ranks, or staffing body. Some federal Labor MPs demanding her…
Senator Fatima Payman has said she "would cross the floor" again if another motion to recognise the state of Palestine is put forward, but clarified she doesn't intend to leave the Labor party. Read more: https://t.co/pwrTKeCuRj https://t.co/nxDhaAGaeK
WA Labir Senator Fatima Payman says she will cross the floor again to vote for recognition of a Palestinian state. “I do not intend on leaving the party because I believe I have been upholding the party’s values.” #insiders https://t.co/ADQZ9zHKYu
The Labir Oarty has “tried to act with restraint” with Senator Fatima Payman after she crossed the floor over Palestinian statehood. “Caucus solidarity is fundamental to the team.” #insider https://t.co/yUwgpRzcBR
Renegade Labor senator Fatima Payman would defy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and cross the floor again to express her support for an independent Palestinian state, placing her future in the Labor Party in grave doubt. https://t.co/PeAyZycoHf
Fatima Payman Insiders interview: * Confirm Albanese did actually suspend her from caucus, "stern but fair conversation" * Would cross the floor again on same motion * Supports a two-state solution
Senator Fatima Payman “is going to become a huge problem for Anthony Albanese because he’s going to look weak if he doesn’t take action,” says Samantha Maiden #Insiders https://t.co/SyLFVIbuz3
Senator Fatima Payman has “crossed the floor to reflect Labor Party policy (on a two state solution) not Labor Party tactics,” says Mark Kenny on #Insiders. Samantha Maiden calls it a “statement of war” in the ALP. https://t.co/tKll2g5jwG
Fatima Payman “would” cross the floor again, contravening Labor rules and tradition. With no expulsion/censure, this sets a dangerous precedent. Labor MPs have been bound by this rule since the party was founded and it is a bedrock principle. It is fundamental to what the party…
Watch the FIRST INTERVIEW with Fatima Payman since she crossed the floor − exclusive to 6 News ⬇️ | #6NewsAU https://t.co/wItaohGaI0
EXCLUSIVE with @WAMNNews: A senior Labor source says some members of both of the party's factions are now "united" in wanting Fatima Payman expelled ⬇️ Watch the full report: https://t.co/hJlbyevXcr #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqhk6 https://t.co/ZnLlAAoEvb
Fatima Payman admits she ‘upset a few colleagues’ by crossing the floor – as it happened https://t.co/g0n1liAYSs
Does Labor senator Louise Pratt have a point when she says a Senate vote "won't create peace in the Middle East"? Fatima Payman responds in an exclusive interview with 6 News ⬇️ WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: https://t.co/wItaohGaI0 #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/Hqg2jJnNQz
#BREAKING 🚨 A senior Labor source has told 6 News partner @WAMNNews that some members of both of the party’s factions are “united” in wanting Fatima Payman expelled “Most senior leaders believe [she] is misguided…she refuses to apologise” #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/aIzFPUAgMn
Labor group praises Fatima Payman for upholding party ‘principles and policy’ to cross floor https://t.co/cl4sy98RLP
EXCLUSIVE: Senator Fatima Payman tells 6 News that she's had "many welfare checks" from Labor colleagues since she crossed the floor to support Palestinian state recognition WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: https://t.co/5BwUseJxVp #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/g2BzZnGCjt
EXCLUSIVE: Fatima Payman tells 6 News her stance on Gaza has "upset" some of her Labor colleagues and "there may be extra penalties" against her WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: https://t.co/5BwUseJxVp #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/CKZDMSmoXt
#BREAKING 🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Labor senator Fatima Payman has spoken to 6 News in her FIRST INTERVIEW since crossing the floor to support Palestinian state recognition ⬇️ WATCH THE INTERVIEW HERE: https://t.co/5BwUseJxVp #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/UkOFVcZkfu
Penny Wong confirms some in Labor caucus ‘upset’ Fatima Payman crossed the floor on Palestine https://t.co/raNGpvE6aX
Labor will not expel Fatima Payman for crossing floor to support Palestine motion https://t.co/aobiQtoOBS
#BREAKING 🚨 WA Labor senator Louise Pratt says a Senate vote will not "create peace in the Middle East"; Labor members now discussing sending a letter to the party's national executive calling for penalising Fatima Payman: The Australian | #6NewsAU
Institute of Public Affairs Daniel Wild says Labor Senator Fatima Payman not being expelled from Labor for crossing the bench over Palestine “reinforces” the Prime Minister’s weakness. https://t.co/bLwxJbZhpR
Shadow Environment Minister Jonathon Duniam discusses Labor Senator Fatima Payman crossing the floor to vote with the Greens on recognising a Palestinian state. https://t.co/dzmuYt7oQf
Former Labor MP Michael Danby says “nothing will happen” to Senator Fatima Payman after crossing the floor to recognise Palestine. https://t.co/nhGz52rAht
Former Labor MP Michael Danby says Senator Fatima Payman would have been expelled in a “previous zeitgeist” of the Labor Party. https://t.co/8YoBAgFAkB
The first-time senator became the first federal Labor politician to cross the floor in 18 years; however, she likely won’t be booted from the party. https://t.co/cJagacxLci
#BREAKING 🚨 Some Labor MPs now want Fatima Payman EXPELLED from the party or lose her Senate ticket position after she crossed the floor yesterday, Nine reports Anthony Albanese has stopped Payman from attending next week’s caucus meeting #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/PU769myGKQ
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed rebel Labor Senator Fatima Payman will miss only one caucus after she crossed the floor on a motion to recognise Palestinian statehood. https://t.co/xkKAdCTSKw
#BREAKING 🚨 Anthony Albanese has asked Fatima Payman not to attend Labor caucus meetings ‘for the rest of the session’: West Australian | #6NewsAU
#BREAKING 🚨 Anthony Albanese has asked Fatima Payman not to attend Labor caucus meetings: West Australian | #6NewsAU
Agree or disagree with her, at least Senator Payman stuck to her principles. A rarity in modern politics. https://t.co/CPMz1N5RzC #auspol
Controversial Opinion: ALP Senator Payman was right to cross the floor on a matter of policy she cared deeply about, and hopefully more Labor MPs will defy "The Pledge" into the future. It will make for a much more healthy polity. She has certainly set the precedent for others.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has confirmed Senator Fatima Payman will remain in the Labor Party despite her breaching protocol when she crossed the floor to support a Greens’ proposal to recognise Palestine. https://t.co/wYjOBQVCdF
Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has slammed Labor’s decision not to expel Fatima Payman after the Senator decided to cross the floor and vote against the government over a motion to recognise Palestinian statehood. https://t.co/assFkCvE4X
#BREAKING 🚨 Fatima Payman will NOT be expelled from Labor despite crossing the floor in support of Palestinian state recognition, according to Deputy PM Richard Marles 6 News understands she has been considering leaving the party herself #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/Pj6Z3me3mF
The first-time senator became the first federal Labor politician to cross the floor in 18 years; however, she likely won’t be booted from the party > https://t.co/HZPehDweKb https://t.co/7Uh6DmEyzG
Defence Minister Richard Marles has ruled out the expulsion of Labor Senator Fatima Payman after she crossed the floor to join the Greens in recognising the state of Palestine. https://t.co/ZVXvyN37BB
Deputy Opposition leader Sussan Ley has questioned what “on earth is going on” in the Labor Party after Labor Senator Fatima Payman crossed the floor to vote against her party on a motion related to Palestinian recognition. https://t.co/UsT0VBa8lo
Labor senator Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to support a motion backing a Palestinian state against members of her own party, reports @michellegrattan. https://t.co/QYxzic25Ab
Labor Senator Fatima Payman avoids expulsion from her party. https://t.co/ov0fStQRsz
The future of WA Labor Senator Fatima Payman is tonight uncertain after she crossed the floor to vote in favour of a Greens motion to recognise the State of Palestine. https://t.co/aidPzdHtYg
Fatima Payman has appeared to avoid expulsion from Labor as the party claims there is "no mandated sanction" for crossing the floor, in a shock development following her protest vote over Palestine in the Senate. https://t.co/tW0aIHuYUO
#BREAKING 🚨 Fatima Payman says she hopes to remain in Labor after crossing the floor | #6NewsAU https://t.co/2XChRbv5dm
Labor senator Fatima Payman has defied her party by crossing the floor to vote for a Greens motion on the recognition of a Palestinian state. Read more here: https://t.co/rCsLRPkNcP https://t.co/CBC7ttpbe9
Payman said she had "indirectly" been told that she could face expulsion from Labor. "I still have the core values of the Labor Party and hope to continue serving as a Labor Party senator." https://t.co/wLubOIY8s8 @SBSNews
Labor Senator Fatima Payman crossing the Senate floor during a vote on Palestine “highlights some of the issues” the ALP has on this topic, says Liberal Senator Alex Antic. https://t.co/hGxXNTFMyR