Lidia Thorpe – 2SEA Southern Community Radio Sapphire Coast NSW

Suspended Senator Lidia Thorpe calls for inquiry into racism in Parliament House

It was an intense final session of the year at Parliament House, with many bills passed and deals made amongst parties. Senator Lidia Thorpe again made headlines last week, having been suspended from Parliament following a confrontation with Pauline Hanson. Senator Thorpe says the Senate has punished her for speaking out against racism. Produced …

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“The message was clear”- senator Lidia Thorpe on confronting King Charles

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Last week, Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe made global headlines after disrupting King Charle’s visit to Parliament House. Senator Thorpe, a Gurnai, Gunditjmara and Djab-Wurrung woman, was removed from the ceremony in Parliament House’s Great Hall, as she shouted phrases like ‘you’re not my king’ and ‘give us our land back,’ at the Monarch. While some …

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Senator Lidia Thorpe no longer a Green

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Much to the relief of The Greens parliamentary party and most of their constituents, Senator Lidia Thorpe the Greens spokesperson on First Nations People has left the party and will sit on the crossbench as an Independent. A meeting was called by Greens Leader Adam Bandt an hour from Lidia Thorpe’s home on the weekend …

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ALP Report card for 2022

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Our CRN Canberra Correspondent Amanda Copp looks back at the legislative agenda of the Government to see what they have really achieved. Next year might not be as easy. Image: Image: Shutterstock – Wirestock Creators Produced By: Roderick Chambers Featured In Story: Amanda Copp – CRN Canberra Correspondent First aired on The Wire, Monday 9 …

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