Labor Senator Crosses Floor to Back Palestine

West Australian Senator Fatima Payman became the first Labor member to cross the floor since 2005 after she sided with the Greens on a vote to declare a Palestinian state. Speaking to media after the move, Ms. Payman referenced former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke, who she said stated in 2017 that Australia should join other nations in the world who recognise a Palestinian state. “We cannot believe in two-state solutions and only recognise one,” she said. “I ponder how the party icons like Bob Hawke, Gough Whitlam, Paul Keating can justify the current position. Should we not be true to their legacy?...