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Name: Labor figures target Payman's citizenship following defection
Uploaded: 2024-07-05T10:27:44.727Z
Duration: 2 min 29 s
Description: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has distanced himself from reports questioning the citizenship of former Labor Senator Fatima Payman. As the political fallout from her defection to the crossbench spreads, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has been accused of Islamophobia, following comments he made about the prospect of 'Muslim candidates'.

Labor figures target Payman's citizenship following defection

Published 5 July 2024, 9:22 am

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has distanced himself from reports questioning the citizenship of former Labor Senator Fatima Payman. As the political fallout from her defection to the crossbench spreads, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has been accused of Islamophobia, following comments he made about the prospect of 'Muslim candidates'.

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