Australia politics live: Shorten denies Fatima Payman has been ‘intimidated or exiled’ ahead of first caucus meeting without her

NDIS minister says he doesn’t believe Albanese asked Payman to quit the Senate. Follow the today’s news headlines liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastShorten says he thinks Labor party is trying to give Senator Payman ‘space and time’Bill Shorten continues:I see why people feel so strongly. They can feel so strongly about the hostage is not being returned, or the deaths in Gaza. People could feel also very strongly about the near m