The Australian Labor Party has been around for more than a century. In that time, very few MPs have crossed the floor. Why does it matter so much that one did?
Labor Senator Fatima Payman during Question Time in the Senate chamber, July 1.
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Rebel Senator Fatima Payman has escalated her confrontation with the Labor Party by claiming “some members” are trying to intimidate her into quitting the Senate.
On Sunday, Albanese summoned recalcitrant senator Fatima Payman to the Lodge and told her she was suspended from caucus until she accepted caucus discipline.