A Labor Senator crossed the floor, voting against her party, for the first time in several decades. So why is this such a big deal? SBS Explains:
Senator Fatima Payman sits with Independent Senator David Pocock and Australian Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi after crossing the floor It's been an unusual sitting period in Canberra - with Labor Senator Fatima Payman crossing the floor of Parliament.
“It depends on what is brought forward in the Senate, but if the same motion on recognising the state of Palestine was to be brought forward tomorrow I would cross the floor.” The rules for the Labor party are strict - all politicians are banned from crossing the floor, as Labor Frontbencher Bill Shorten told the ABC.
Famously, now Foreign Minister Penny Wong voted with her party, against Same Sex Marriage, going against her personal views, with an understanding that the best way to make change is with a united front.“It actually comes from when they first elected people to Parliament in the 1890s. The first group of people elected as Labor MPs promptly didn't follow what the labor movement itself wanted and went off and did their own thing.
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