🎥 Fatima Payman announces decision to quit Labor Party (mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Zagorath@aussie.zone to c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone

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I am torn, deeply torn. On one hand, I have the immense support of the rank-and-file members, unionists, the lifelong the party volunteers, who are calling on me to hang in there and to make change happen internally.

On the other hand, I am pressured to conform to Caucus solidarity and toe the party line.

I see no middle ground and my conscience leaves me no choice.

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[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 11 points 1 month ago

And bullying behaviour from her Labor colleagues:

Just in general when it comes to being escorted to the prime minister's office almost on show for everyone to see what was happening because I received many messages from people that should not have known what was going on.

Or Senators make it very clear they did not want to sit next to me in the chamber or in instances where there were stand-up tactics of wanting to push me towards and invading that space I had and also controlling and constantly pushing me for an answer when I had not made a decision about whether I would cross the floor and on record as I mentioned I decided to cross the floor on the Senate floor while the divisions were taking place prior.

She claims the PM told her: