Labor senator Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to vote against her party on a motion related to Palestinian recognition.
It is the first time a Labor politician has crossed the floor while Labor is in government since 1986.
Labor party rules state that all members must vote in line with the position taken by the Labor caucus. It is then up to the caucus to decide on the penalty, which can include suspension from the caucus.
Expulsion from the Labor Party itself is a matter for the party’s national executive.
To be clear, my main question here is: is he playing defence for Labor again (like he frequently does whenever Labor and the Greens have a disagreement), or is this a genuine look at the issue?
No, he is critical of labor with the caviet we can’t piss off daddy don USA and so labors position is reasonable.
He has a point, is what it is, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. And I’d prefer a competent government over a coalition of corrupt, idiotic scammers