Australia: Exiled Senator could start Muslim party, disability scheme sex ban

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Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about Fatima Payman's decision to quit Labour after she was temporarily suspended for indicating she could cross the floor a second time to vote with the Greens on a motion to support a Palestinian state. Could she form a Muslim political party? The federal government has decided to ban sex work from being funded under the National Disability Insurance Scheme - but the disability sector says that robs participants of free choice. And a full audit of all internet-facing technology used by Commonwealth agencies will be conducted amid fears of foreign interference and influence.