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. …
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Coalition government would bring in divestiture power to deal with recalcitrant supermarkets
The Nationals have had a major win in having the opposition commit give the ACCC divestiture powers. …
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View from The Hill: Fatima Payman alleges attempts to ‘intimidate’ her into quitting the Senate
Rebel Senator Fatima Payman has escalated her confrontation with the Labor Party by claiming “some members” are trying to intimidate
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View from The Hill: Albanese suspends rebel senator Payman from participating in caucus indefinitely after she says she’d cross the floor again
Anthony Albanese sprang into action after his recalcitrant senator, young Muslim woman Fatima Payman, gave a defiant Sunday morning interview
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Grattan on Friday: the Assange light and sound show overshadows government problems
Assange’s freedom is one of unflagging pressure brought by the Australian government. But that pressure wasn’t necessarily just on the US. It was likely also placed on Assange and his legal teams.. …
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Grattan on Friday: the Assange light and sound show overshadows Albanese government’s problems
Assange’s freedom is one of unflagging pressure brought by the Australian government. But that pressure wasn’t necessarily just on the US. It was likely also placed on Assange and his legal teams.. …
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Senator Fatima Payman defies Labor solidarity rule to cross floor on pro-Palestine Greens motion
Labor senator Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to support a motion backing a Palestinian state against members of her own party. …
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View from The Hill: Hero or villain, Julian Assange’s cause crossed the political divide
The Julian Assange affair stands at the awkward intersection of a country’s right to keep secret national security information and
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View from The Hill: Paul Keating labels Dutton a ‘charlatan’ as nuclear debate gets down and dirty
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has entered the nuclear debate, with a vitriolic attack describing Peter Dutton as “a charlatan”,
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Grattan on Friday: Peter Dutton is seated aloft the nuclear tiger, hoping not to get eaten
In the timing of his announcement, Peter Dutton is putting his nuclear power policy through an early stress test. …
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