December 10, 2025

The latest deaths in custody report from the Australian Institute of Criminology has revealed that 33 First Nations people died in custody in 2024–25 — the highest number of First Nations deaths in custody since 1979-80, almost half a century.

November 26, 2025

Senator Lidia Thorpe has written to the Minister for Social Services, Tanya Plibersek, calling for a public apology after the Minister made inflammatory comments on Sky News that mischaracterised widely held concerns about Schedule 5 of the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical...

November 24, 2025

Senator Lidia Thorpe will today table a letter signed by more than 100 legal experts and community organisations, raising alarm about the Albanese Government’s plan to allow police and ministers to cut off people’s welfare payments based solely on suspicion.