‘I ticked the diversity box’: Rebel Muslim Senator’s extraordinary attack on Labor over censorship of Gazan conflict

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‘I ticked the diversity box’: Rebel Muslim Senator’s extraordinary attack on Labor over censorship of Gazan conflict
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Rebel Muslim Senator Fatima Payman has launched a blistering attack on her former party accusing it of using her as a “diversity” hire before silencing her views on the Gazan conflict.

'I ticked the diversity box': Rebel Muslim Senator Fatima Payman launches extraordinary attack on Labor government over censorship of Gazan conflict

The 29-year-old Senator from Western Australian also revealed these political figures would even vet her speeches at official events to stamp out any problematic lines. Watch the extended interview with Senator Fatima Payman in full here, with a SkyNews.com.au Streaming Subscription. “If parties do not recognize and appreciate and allow for voices of dissent and difference of views, then I don’t think they’re fit for purpose and fit to lead, in particular because modern day Australia looks very different to what it did 50 years ago.”

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