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Program: What will Labor do now with one less vote in the Senate?

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Broadcast 20 hours agoThu 4 Jul 2024 at 6:40am

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Senator Fatima Payman has quit the Labor Party and will sit on the crossbench as an independent.

It means Labor has one less vote in the Senate and one more independent to negotiate with.

Guest: Senior Cabinet Minister and Senator, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt

Listen to RN Drive's earlier interview with Senator Payman here.

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Labor senator Fatima Payman enters the Senate chamber on July 2, 2024.(ABC News: Ian Cutmore)

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