• Australia's Voice Senator for WA
• Changed party from Independent on 9 Oct 2024; from Australian Labor Party on 4 Jul 2024
• Became a Senator on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Documents: Housing; Order for the Production of Documents (5 Feb 2026)

“I move: That the Senate take note of the explanation. Recently I was reminded of a quote I'd seen a while ago. I tracked it down to former senator Rex Patrick's website. He quotes former Labor minister Barry Jones as saying: In Canberra I feel like a member of a football team which never plays at home—the public servants have collectively about 85% of the information and we have about...”

Statements by Senators: Tertiary Education and Training (5 Feb 2026)

“In answers to questions on notice that I received this week, I learnt that, since the start of 2024, more than 33,000 VET qualifications have been cancelled by the regulator. These cancellations happened because institutions were deregistered after not reaching the minimum standards. I'm not arguing that the government should sit idly by while Australians are getting dudded by shifty...”

Committees: Procedure Committee; Reference (5 Feb 2026)

“I move: That the following matter be referred to the Procedure Committee for inquiry and report by 11 May 2026: The appropriateness of amending standing orders 69, 70 and 71 to allow for the creation of a system for the initiation of e-petitions, similar to the system used by the House of Representatives, with particular reference to: (a) making it easier for Australians to petition their...”

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• Has spoken in 101 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 3 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Fatima Payman speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 126 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Fatima Payman's latest interest statementLast updated: 4 Dec 2025