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Senator Fatima Payman
- Independent Senator for WA
- Changed party from Australian Labor Party on 4 Jul 2024
- Became a Senator on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Most recent appearances in parliament
- Bills: Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024; In Committee (26 Nov 2024)
“by leave—I record my support.”
- Adjournment: Pakistan: Freedom of Speech (25 Nov 2024)
“Today, I rise to address a grave injustice that undermines democracy and silences dissent, not only in Pakistan but through the ripple effects felt here in Australia. My constituents believe that the former Prime Minister Imran Khan was detained to block him from contesting in free and fair elections. His arbitrary detention and the denial of free and fair trials, as documented by the UN...”
- Matters of Urgency: Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence (25 Nov 2024)
“The scourge of violence against women is a pervasive issue in our society, with the disturbing and shameful statistic that one woman is killed by her partner every 11 days in this country. Women are more likely to be killed by a partner than by anyone else, making domestic violence an urgent national crisis in need of full funding. We must invest in solutions like women's shelters to provide...”
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Senators.
- People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
- 2 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Fatima Payman speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 71 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)
Register of Interests (What's this?)
Fatima Payman's latest interest statementLast updated: 24 Aug 2022