Hanson alleging Fatima Payman in breach of section 44 ends with Thorpe giving Senate the finger

Hanson alleges Payman, who was born in Afghanistan, has not shown evidence she has revoked that citizenship

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An extraordinary row has erupted in the Senate as Pauline Hanson attempted to have Fatima Payman investigated for an alleged section 44 citizenship issue, with Lidia Thorpe throwing papers at the One Nation leader and flipping her middle finger as she stormed out of the chamber.

The Senate president, Sue Lines said, she had advised the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service of the incident between Hanson and Thorpe this morning, saying she was “incredibly disappointed” in the behaviour which she described as “physically threatening”.

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