Two groups of protesters are staging action at Parliament House in Canberra, with one group currently sitting atop the building and another glued to pillars in the foyer. At least four pro-Palestine activists from the group Renegade Activists have scaled the marble pillars out the front of the building, unfurling three banners over the side of it in front of the Australian coat of arms. The banners accuse Australia of complicity in “war crimes” and “genocide”.
She has described feeling isolated from her fellow party members, raising questions over her future political career. Jacob , a representative from the activist group, praised Payman. “She’s doing what she has been employed to do and that is represent the best interests and the aspirations of her constituents,” he told AAP. “What the Labor Party is actually telling us is that they would prefer people to bulls*** about how they feel, than to speak the truth.