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It looks like the latest form of protest, and Lidia Thorpe is its master
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It looks like the latest form of protest, and Lidia Thorpe is its master

There will always be a place for protest, but people listen most when respect is on board.

  • by Jacqueline Maley

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Lidia Thorpe grandstands from press gallery after Senate suspension

Lidia Thorpe grandstands from press gallery after Senate suspension

Thorpe is suspended from the Senate chamber on Thursday, but is at Parliament House and her behaviour has prompted a large security response.

  • by Olivia Ireland and James Massola
Senate votes to suspend Thorpe for a day over her paper-throwing rant

Senate votes to suspend Thorpe for a day over her paper-throwing rant

The firebrand senator threw papers at Pauline Hanson after fellow independent Fatima Payman launched a furious attack on the One Nation leader, calling her racist.

  • by David Crowe
Furious row erupts between senators over racism
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Furious row erupts between senators over racism

Senator Fatima Payman accused Senator Pauline Hanson of racism after the One Nation leader questioned her eligibility to sit in Parliament.

Fatima Payman to speak at event supporting scandal-plagued CFMEU
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Fatima Payman to speak at event supporting scandal-plagued CFMEU

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.

  • by Paul Sakkal and Kieran Rooney
Payman’s party shares name with anti-Islam party linked to her top adviser

Payman’s party shares name with anti-Islam party linked to her top adviser

The ex-Labor senator has revealed “Australia’s Voice” but says she has not set key policies, secured donors or chosen candidates.

  • by Paul Sakkal and Millie Muroi
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The perfect storm Fatima Payman’s new party needs to win seats

The perfect storm Fatima Payman’s new party needs to win seats

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.

  • by Millie Muroi
Fatima Payman slams PM’s ‘standover tactics’, announces new party

Fatima Payman slams PM’s ‘standover tactics’, announces new party

The former Labor senator says she is ready for “full-body contact” competition with the prime minister, including running a candidate in his seat.

  • by Millie Muroi
Fatima Payman’s new political party to have teal appeal

Fatima Payman’s new political party to have teal appeal

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.

  • by Millie Muroi
‘Catch a dub’: Fatima Payman tries to make ‘skibidi’ happen in the Senate
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‘Catch a dub’: Fatima Payman tries to make ‘skibidi’ happen in the Senate

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.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
'Catching a dub': 29-year-old senator Fatima Payman chases Gen Z
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'Catching a dub': 29-year-old senator Fatima Payman chases Gen Z

The senator made a play for the most new words in parliament within a two-minute speech on Wednesday.

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