House debates Questions without Notice
Payman, Senator Fatima
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women
2:38 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister. Have Labor senator Fatima Payman's claims of being intimidated by members of the Labor Party been referred to the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service?
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
2:39 pm
I thank the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for her question. It comes straight after the Leader of the Opposition, last week, was criticising us for the fact that we had taken a great deal of care to give consideration—
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
to Senator Payman. Senator Payman, of course, has made a decision to place herself outside the Labor Party. That's a decision that she made. I expect further announcements in coming days which will explain exactly what the strategy has been for more than one month now.
Milton Dick Speaker
The member for Hume has had a really good go on Monday, Tuesday and today. He is in charge of the MPI today; the MPI is in his hands, so we won't be having any more interjections. Or, if we do have interjections from the member for Hume, we won't be having an MPI today. I hope that is crystal clear. Great.