Fatima Payman, an Australian Labor senator, faced severe consequences for voting against her government. The Labor party enforces strict penalties for defiance, which can lead to expulsion. Payman, 29, joined the Greens and independent senators to support a motion on Palestinian statehood, despite the government’s official support for a two-state solution. After failing to insert a condition into the motion, the government did not back it. Payman was suspended from her party, and by week’s end, her suspension became indefinite.
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