PoliticsFederalIsraeli-Palestinian conflictPrint articleHow Fatima Payman is defying political traditionsAndrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondentJul 1, 2024 – 5.18pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginRules dating back more than 120 years binding Labor MPs to collective decisions are out of step with the views of younger politically savvy voters, who are motivated by individual issues, according to a former Labor official and top pollster.The indefinite suspension of senator Fatima Payman from Labor caucus over her defiant advocacy for Palestinian statehood has highlighted the iron discipline Labor imposes on its MPs, compared to the Coalition, where members have a lot more freedom.Loading...Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreIsraeli-Palestinian conflictAnthony AlbaneseALPGough WhitlamTom UrenLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endBOSS Financial ReviewThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedPatrick Durkin and Sally PattenHow this Melbourne engineer became a boss at a $24b global giantJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upLife & LeisureHow the Hawke’s Bay wine region weathered its most challenging yearMax AllenThe farm-to-table restaurant putting Cambodian cuisine on the mapApple’s new MacBook Air comes with a perfect excuse to buy itRich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success
