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Faith-based politics is nothing new in Australia – so what’s Albanese really worried about?

Senator Fatima Payman’s defection over Labor Party policy on statehood for the Palestinians has generated wider discussion about the written and unwritten rules of Australian politics. One of those involves the vexed question of the role of religious faith.

The Conversation

NZ Greens sack MP after worker mistreatment reports

The New Zealand Greens have sacked MP Darleen Tana after revelations of migrant worker exploitation and called on her to resign from parliament.

AAP

Payman triggers a racist upwelling from deep in the political media psyche

Why has Fatima Payman elicited such a ferocious reaction from our mainly white media and political class? The reason points to the lie behind ‘social cohesion’.

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New Caledonia: historic win for pro-independence candidate in French elections

Indigenous Kanak Emmanuel Tjibaou becomes first pro-independence candidate to win seat in nearly four decades

The Guardian - AU

A timeline of leaks by ‘senior Labor figures who asked not to be named’

With the help of various journalists, Labor figures have had a lot to say about now-independent Senator Fatima Payman. We just don’t know who.

Crikey

'Not Labor they elected' as people reel from Gaza war

Fatima Payman has defended keeping her Senate seat after being elected on a Labor ticket, saying her community is upset at a lack of action on the war in Gaza.

AAP

Morning Mail: inside Exclusive Brethren schools, French far right blocked from power, public transport deserts revealed

Years at school ‘darkest moments of my life’, former student says; left-green parties surge in French election; analysis reveals barriers to regular public transport in major cities

The Guardian - AU

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Mehreen Faruqi hits back at claims Fatima Payman’s resignation from Labor was orchestrated

Deputy Greens leader says Muslim women are often stereotyped in Australia as unable to make solo decisions

The Guardian - AU

Greens deputy says Muslim voters 'long ignored'

The deputy leader of the Greens says the major parties have failed to address the needs of migrant communities and their voices are not being heard.

AAP

The Greens have proposed a truth and justice commission. What is it and how would it work?

The plan is to start a national truth-telling process about ‘historic and ongoing’ injustices against Indigenous Australians. Here’s what it would entail

The Guardian - AU

LNP vows 'adult crime, adult time' for young offenders

Queensland LNP leader David Crisafulli has told the party's state convention that serious young offenders will be treated as adults if he becomes premier.

AAP

The week in parliament: conference chatter over Dutton’s successor and whispers of a December election

Angus Taylor is shaping up the most likely successor to Dutton. Plus: success of UK pro-Palestine candidates ‘something to reflect on’ for Labor

The Guardian - AU

Prime minister ridiculed as LNP eyes state prize

Peter Dutton has mocked the prime minister, after Anthony Albanese claimed things will "get better", and backed his state colleagues to win government.

AAP

Fatima Payman’s exit reveals ‘chasm’ between Labor and traditional base over Palestine, party insiders say

Senator’s departure disappointing to ‘thousands of rank-and-file ALP and union members and Labor supporters’

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Steph Tisdell: ‘This year’s for us. This year is about saying we’re still here’

The Yidinji actor and writer on dealing with backlash, being an Aboriginal woman in comedy and why this year’s Naidoc is ‘for us’

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Labor will only harm itself by a silly attempt to discredit Payman

Labor would do well to draw a line under its loss of Senator Fatima Payman from its ranks, instead of taking more pot shots to try to discredit her.

Crikey

Reader reply: Recognising Palestine as a state is key. But why does the West care now?

‘A token recognition of statehood, such as the watered-down version recommended by Labor, would only help to hammer in the final nail in the coffin of Palestine.’

The Guardian - AU

Fatima Payman walked a path familiar to many of us – work within a system or disrupt it from the outside

The senator’s actions have been a reminder that if we allow it to be, speaking truth to power is the most powerful gift multiculturalism can give

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Faith-based politics will erode social unity: PM

The debate over religion and politics has reignited as Labor strongholds face challenges from political movements hoping to poach certain voter bases.

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No room for nuance as Payman defies the collective and is rewarded with Labor smears

Are you a supporter of the young senator who has defied Labor collectivism, or a critic of a rogue Muslim who betrayed her party? There’s not much room for nuance around Fatima Payman.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Fatima Payman and the art of quitting, gas shortfall gets closer, UK exit poll tips Labour landslide

The rookie senator orchestrated her departure from Labor for maximum impact; Labour on course for record Commons majority as voting closes

AAP

Legal aid funding boost needed to stop femicide crisis

Urgent national reforms are needed if the Labor government wants to stop domestic and family violence, says legal aid organisations.

AAP

Labor 'needs to learn' from Payman quitting party: MP

A pro-Palestinian Labor MP says the party needs to reflect on how to move forward following the fallout from Fatima Payman quitting to sit as an independent.

The Guardian - AU

Rebel with a cause: inside the moment Fatima Payman quit the Labor party

Australia’s first hijab-wearing senator said her family did not flee from Afghanistan for her to remain silent in the face of atrocity

The Independent UK

Australian senator resigns from ruling Labor party over stand on Palestinian statehood

Fatima Payman, 29, was ‘indefinitely suspended’ from Labor caucus last week after she defied party and sided with Greens to call for recognition of Palestinian statehood

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