Payman is not the first young woman of colour to have crossed the establishment and sparked fury. And there will be more like her in the party’s future.
When a record number of women and non-white MPs were elected to Labor’s benches in 2022 – a smiling 27-year-old Senator Fatima Payman among them – Labor MP Anne Aly described it as a “watershed moment for us”. This federal parliament was Australia’s most diverse and Labor could claim the kudos.
New Senators David Pocock and Fatima Payman arrive during the opening of the 47th Parliament, at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 26 July 2022.. But it’s not so simple. This week shows that celebrating diversity is all well and good, until it clashes with convention, command or control.saying that failing to do so sets a precedent that will destroy party unity.
Politics happens to be a visible one. Media is another that is easily scrutinised. The ABC, to its credit, has done more to “diversify” its workforce than most other major media companies. It has run into similar troubles. Take Has this happened to Payman? She was a surprise election to the Senate after Labor recorded an unusually strong result in Western Australia, and has less experience than her senior colleagues of the party’s staunchly held traditions. Several MPs have reportedly checked in with her recently, but she has often appeared isolated and acted alone, while under enormous pressure to speak out on this painful and divisive debate.
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