Fatima Payman
Australia ill-equipped to handle domestic interference, says Labor MP
The warning comes amid escalating threats towards federal politicians and after an alleged terror plot was foiled in WA.
- Brittany Busch
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- Pregnancy
Firebrand independent senator Fatima Payman expecting a baby
And like tens of thousands of WA’s FIFO families, Payman will now be dealing with an added layer of complexity to her gruelling lifestyle between Perth and Canberra by May – a baby girl.
- Hamish Hastie
Payman’s office gets racist emails ‘daily’, as man sentenced over death threat to WA senator
Independent Senator Fatima Payman said she accepted the court’s sentence, but believed there needed to be more deterrents for racism and hate speech, which her office continued to receive daily.
- Hamish Hastie
How Graham Richardson got a Liberal MP’s high school debating team banned
The late Labor senator’s intervention set a future star on a path towards a career with the Liberal Party.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Payman alleges older male colleague made sexually suggestive and racial comments
Payman – who is Muslim and does not drink alcohol – alleged a male colleague was intoxicated at a social function and pressed her to drink alcohol.
- Olivia Ireland
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- Australia votes
Bandt retaliates against Labor by putting teals, Payman before government
Fatima Payman’s chances of gaining a Senate ally have been given a boost by the Greens, after the minor party was infuriated by Labor’s preferencing decision in a critical seat.
- Paul Sakkal
Albanese started his prime ministership on a high. Then in one month, things started to unravel
A record-breaking election and one month that changed it all: we recap the highs and lows of the 47th parliament.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
What do Donald Trump, Lidia Thorpe, Andrew Tate and big tech have in common? Young Melburnians tell
Five diverse young Melburnians reveal who they see as the most influential figures today and whether cancel culture has gone too far.
- Hannah Kennelly
- Opinion
- Protests
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.
- Jacqueline Maley
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.
- Olivia Ireland and James Massola