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Labor Senator who crossed the floor disciplined

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Labor Senator Fatima Payman will not be expelled from the party after she crossed the floor last night to vote in favour of a motion supporting recognition of Palestinian statehood. But Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has spoken with the Senator, and that she will not sit in Labor caucus this parliamentary session.
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