Several thousand people attended pro-Palestine rallies in Melbourne and Sydney on Sunday, one day before the October 7 anniversary of the Hamas attacks, as protesters called for a ceasefire and greater intervention from Australian politicians.

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell joins to discuss Senator Fatima Payman who is set to announce the formation of her new political party. “Sky News can confirm that Fatima Payman will announce a new political party that she is forming,

WA senator Fatima Payman, who resigned from Labor to sit as an independent, is set to announce the formation of a new political party targeting progressive voters in every state and territory.

In response to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Payman has said her party will launch a "full-body contact competition" in marginal seats at the next election.