Coalition senator accuses Labor’s Fatima Payman of ‘supporting terrorists’ before withdrawing claim
Comments come just hours after Senate passes motion urging senators to ‘engage in debate and commentary respectfully’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Coalition senator accused the Labor backbencher Fatima Payman of “supporting terrorists” and then withdrew the claim, just hours after the Senate passed a motion opposing “inflammatory and divisive comments”.The NSW Liberal senator Hollie Hughes denied she had directly referred to Payman as a “terrorist”, which is what was alleged by some senators who were sitting in the chamber at the time and did not wish to be named.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Comments come just hours after Senate passes motion urging senators to ‘engage in debate and commentary respectfully’
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A Coalition senator accused the Labor backbencher Fatima Payman of “supporting terrorists” and then withdrew the claim, just hours after the Senate passed a motion opposing “inflammatory and divisive comments”.
The NSW Liberal senator Hollie Hughes denied she had directly referred to Payman as a “terrorist”, which is what was alleged by some senators who were sitting in the chamber at the time and did not wish to be named.
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