Former Labor senator Fatima Payman has joined forces with CFMEU rebels fighting the union being put into administration,prompting the government to demand she rule out taking money from embattled construction figures.
The ex-Labor senator has revealed “Australia’s Voice” but says she has not set key policies,secured donors or chosen candidates.
One of Australia’s leading psephologists says the chances of Fatima Payman’s party securing even a single seat at the next election are slim.
The former Labor senator says she is ready for “full-body contact” competition with the prime minister,including running a candidate in his seat.
The former Labor senator’s party,to be announced this week,will aim to run in every state and have a broad policy agenda aimed at siphoning votes from across the political spectrum.
The senator made a play for the most new words in Hansard in a two-minute speech,in Gen Z language that came with a glossary for Boomers.
The senator made a play for the most new words in parliament within a two-minute speech on Wednesday.
Crossbench senators who would not usually agree on anything are united. They want the prime minister stripped of the power to decide MPs’ staffing levels.
The suggestion by the newly independent WA senator she may have to abstain on complex legislation rather than vote on something she does not fully understand beggars belief.
In her first week as an independent senator,Payman says she will have to abstain from voting if she feels insufficiently briefed. It’s not an idle warning.
The exclusive findings highlight public support for politicians to speak out against the party line when they feel strongly on big issues.