• 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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Bills: National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026, National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026; Second Reading (23 Mar 2026)

“Today I wish to speak to the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026. I welcome the statutory establishment of the commission with additional and ongoing resourcing for it to conduct its work. I hope that this role will be able to elevate the importance of justice for our children and young people. For decades our children and young...”

Statements by Senators: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (23 Mar 2026)

“Well, 21 March was the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It marks the day in 1960 when police in apartheid South Africa opened fire on thousands of protesters who were peacefully protesting apartheid policies. That day, police murdered 69 people and injured more than 180 others. Many were shot in the back as they tried to flee. In 1999, Howard changed the name of...”

Questions without Notice: Indigenous Australians: Cultural Heritage (12 Mar 2026)

“Have Territory Labor met with your government or sought a meeting on this, or was this just a gammon fake promise they made to beat the Greens in the election?”

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• Has spoken in 76 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 263 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Lidia Thorpe's latest interest statementLast updated: 19 Aug 2025