Lidia Thorpe suspended from senate after explosive racism row

In developing news out of Canberra, the major parties have joined together to eject crossbench Senator Lidia Thorpe from the senate in a highly unusual move.
It follows a furious row in the upper house, after One Nation leader Pauline Hanson questioned Independent Senator Fatima Payman's eligibility to sit in Parliament.
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