The more I think about Payman's behaviour the more cynical I become.
Payman joined the ALP and became part of the left wing faction. This in itself is very surprising for a person who claims to a person who attempts to live by Islamic principles. Hard to find a more godless faction than the left wing faction. As she rose up through the ALP at no time di she ever enunciate how important Islam was to her vote if she ever was to be elected. Indeed until quite recently this came as a shock to all in the ALP.
Now let us look at the ALP. There is no way the ALP would ever nominate a person who would vote for their beliefs before what caucus has voted for. ( Do these people have no idea of ALP history. It was started by evangelicals. Protestants' left the party when they could not vote on conscience.)
Payman is from Afghanistan yet she has said very little about Taliban oppression there. I also found it strange she quoted the phrase 'from the rivers to the sea' when she was not Palestinian. Now I do find that cultural appropriation.
She now admits she was talking with people other than the ALP when she was part of the ALP. This does not look good at all.
From where I sit Payman was unlikely to win the senate seat again. she has now put herself in a position to do so maybe.
There are now 4 read that again 4 senators who have deemed to be no longer with party they were voted in with, That in itself is not good for democracy.
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