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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has responded to reports that renegade Labor senator Fatima Payman is on the brink of leaving the party, as she takes advice on the next steps from controversial election strategist Glenn Druery.Druery is a political operative known as “the preference whisperer” for his success in securing seats for upper house independents and minor party candidates.
Albanese responded to the reports in an interview with ABC’s 7.30 on Tuesday night, saying “it’s not acceptable” for Payman to be speaking with operatives aimed at unseating Labor MPs, “which is why Senator Payman has been suspended from participation in the Caucus.”Albanese maintained that Payman would be welcomed back to the caucus if she re-committed to voting with the party, but noted her decision to enter talks with the alliance of Muslim groups was “unfortunate”.
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