Australian senator quits labour: Payman at odds with party on Palestine recognition
supporting a motion on recognising Palestine.
Last week Payman defied her party to side with the Greens, on a motion urging the Senate to recognise Palestinian statehood.
Prime Minister Antony Albanese suspended her on Sunday.
Payman says she will retain her seat for Western Australia as an independent.
Al Jazeera’s Danielle Robertson has more from Sydney, Australia.
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