• Australia's Voice Senator for WA
• Changed party from Independent on 9 Oct 2024; from Australian Labor Party on 4 Jul 2024
• Became a Senator on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Bills: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate (20 Jan 2026)

“by leave—I, and also on behalf of Senator Thorpe, move the amendments on sheets 3588 and 3590: SHEET 3588 (1) Schedule 2, item 4, page 45 (after line 19), after note 1, insert: Note 1A: As per the judgement of the Federal Court in Wertheim v Haddad [2025] FCA 720, criticism of the practices, policies, and acts of the state of Israel, the Israeli Defence Force or Zionism is not...”

Bills: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Second Reading (20 Jan 2026)

“Yes. I, and also on behalf of Senators David Pocock, Lambie, Payman, Thorpe and Tyrrell, move: Omit all words after "That", substitute: "(a) the Senate notes that: (i) this bill includes complex legislative changes that make significant amendments to hate speech and migration laws, (ii) independent senators have had the final text of the bill for less than 12 hours, (iii) the Government only...”

Bills: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Second Reading (20 Jan 2026)

“Antisemitism has no place in Australian society. I condemn the antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi. The murderers who carried out that atrocity have terrified Australia's Jewish community. Australians, no matter who they are, where they come from or who they pray to should feel safe and be safe to assemble and celebrate a religious holiday without fearing for their lives. The terrorists...”

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• Has spoken in 90 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 121 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Fatima Payman's latest interest statementLast updated: 4 Dec 2025