[Labor senator] Fatima Payman says she's been 'exiled' and is 'reflecting on future' within Labor (www.sbs.com.au)

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Anthony Albanese said Fatima Payman disrupted the government's messages around cost of living relief by conducting an interview to declare she would cross the floor again to vote in support of Palestinian statehood.

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[-] Instigate@aussie.zone 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Labor’s rules that prevent backbenchers from crossing the floor are frankly undemocratic, outdated and just generally against the Australian concept of a ‘fair go’. These words are gonna taste awful coming out of my mouth, but that’s the one thing the Libs have over Labor. At least they allow crossing the floor for backbenchers.

bleugh

Good on Senator Payman, she’s honestly a hero in my book. I wish I was a Westerner so I could vote for her again when she comes up for re-election. The idea that she should be beholden to the party line because she was a member of the party when she was voted in does a disservice to everyone who voted for her but don’t agree with literally every single policy they put forward (read: every single person who voted for her, because no voting bloc is a monolith).

Shame, shame Albo. Shame. Do better.

[-] Thecornershop@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I agree with you on almost all points, apart from the line about all the people that voted for HER, I saw something yesterday that showed that the overwhelming number of votes for her Senate run were above the line, which said that people were therefore voting for the party rather than her as an individual.

Interesting point and based on how people talk and vote around me it makes sense, I don't think many people could actually tell you who their senators are.

But again, I agree that the party vote rule is terrible and should be removed.