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Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has suspended Fatima Payman from the Labor Party caucus after the senator crossed the floor on Tuesday to support a Greens motion supporting Palestinian statehood.
“By her own actions and statements, senator Payman has placed herself outside the privilege that comes with participating in the federal parliamentary Labor party caucus,” a government spokesperson said.
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