• Independent Senator for WA
• Changed party from Australian Labor Party on 4 Jul 2024
• Became a Senator on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
• Email me whenever Fatima Payman speaks (no more than once per day)

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Bills: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025; Second Reading (26 Mar 2025)

“Last month, I described the political collapse of negotiations and the quiet death of the nature-positive reform as emblematic of this government's Blairite, Third Way fence sitting on the environment, and I stand by it. That failure didn't please anyone—not industry, not conservationists and not communities—because the truth is that the current EPBC Act isn't working for...”

Statements by Senators: Whistleblower Protection (26 Mar 2025)

“The issue of whistleblower protection has been plagued by political inertia in recent years. The previous coalition government let the Moss review collect dust while whistleblowers like Bernard Collaery faced relentless prosecution. It was, to their credit, a refreshing change when the current government dropped the charges against Collaery and promised to act on the Moss review's...”

Statements by Senators: Budget (26 Mar 2025)

“The Treasurer had a once-in-a-generation opportunity—a $400 billion revenue windfall and a chance to rewrite the future. We could have built hundreds of thousands of public homes, we could have raised JobSeeker and youth allowance, we could have gone all in on the climate transition and energy independence and we could have closed the gap. Instead we're left with a pre-election pamphlet...”

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• Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — below 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") 87 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Fatima Payman's latest interest statementLast updated: 24 Aug 2022