Senator Payman Maintains She Will Remain An Independent ‘At This Stage’

Former Labor Party MP turned independent Fatima Payman maintains she has no plans to join another party of movement “at this stage.” The MP, who left the Labor Party despite being elected on the party’s ticket as a senator for Western Australia at the last election, said it has been a tough few weeks. In an interview with the ABC, Ms Payman outlined her plans. “Look this is day five as an independent for me, but I haven’t thought about forming any coalitions at this stage, the crossbench senators have been very welcoming but also sending messages of solidarity, and making sure that I am OK,” she said....