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Senator Lidia Thorpe
- Independent Senator for Victoria
- Changed party from Australian Greens on 6 Feb 2023
- Became a Senator on 4 September 2020 — unknown
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Most recent appearances in parliament
- Statements by Senators: Nakba (14 May 2026)
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“This week marks the Nakba, the catastrophe of 1948 when more than 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly removed from their land. As an Aboriginal woman, I do not see this as a distant history; it's a pattern that is still unfolding—dispossession, fragmentation of land, the destruction of villages, homes and livelihoods, and settlements built atop the rubble, the steady expansion of control...”
- Documents: Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment Agreement; Order for the Production of Documents (13 May 2026)
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“I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Indigenous Australians, by no later than Wednesday, 20 May 2026: (a) the following documents referred to in the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) schedule to the Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment Agreement (NTRAI) 2025-31: (i) the one-off NTRAI baseline data report that was due on 1 May 2026,...”
- Documents: Youth Justice; Order for the Production of Documents (13 May 2026)
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“I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than Wednesday, 20 May 2026: (a) details of all briefings to the Attorney-General, her office and the Attorney-General's Department relating to the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) and Justice and Equity Centre (JEC) advice that the Australian...”
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- Has spoken in 84 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
- People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
- 3 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Lidia Thorpe speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 271 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)
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Lidia Thorpe's latest interest statement
Last updated: 19 Aug 2025
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