Media Releases

No excuse for Labor — it’s time for action and justice

May 05, 2025

Senator Lidia Thorpe has called on the re-elected Albanese Government to stop making excuses and start delivering for First Peoples and the broader community. Thorpe said the Coalition’s resounding loss means Labor can no longer justify inaction on major issues by blaming the opposition.

Thorpe calls on voters to ditch the major parties this election.

March 28, 2025

Senator Lidia Thorpe is urging voters to reject the major parties and back progressive independents and minor parties at the upcoming election, arguing that a Labor minority government with a strong crossbench is the best path forward for the nation.

‘Crumbs on the table’: Federal Budget more disappointing than the last for First Peoples

March 25, 2025

Senator Lidia Thorpe has responded to the Federal Budget, saying that it illustrates that the Albanese government has lost interest in pursuing justice for First Peoples.

Thorpe calls on Albanese government to fund bail support in upcoming budget

March 19, 2025

Senator Lidia Thorpe is calling for the Albanese government to fund universal access to therapeutic bail supports to reduce the number of children and adults being jailed unsentenced around the country, and ensure that those out on bail receive supervision and support.

Plibersek concedes approving water plan that ignored First Nations was unlawful

February 13, 2025

Legal action taken by MLDRIN, a Confederation of First Nations from the southern half of the Murray-Darling Basin, has led the Federal Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek to concede she made a mistake in accrediting the NSW Fractured Rock Water Resource Plan.

On Apology Day, Thorpe urges government to support First Peoples human rights in Senate vote

February 13, 2025

This morning from 9am the Senate will debate Senator Thorpe’s Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Consideration of UNDRIP) Bill 2023.

Blakfella words banned as Thorpe censored in the Senate

February 12, 2025

Senator Lidia Thorpe has condemned Labor’s approach to moderating the Senate, after she was forced to withdraw the phrases ‘white’, ‘white supremacy’ and ‘gammin’ during a speech on Labor's electoral reform bill in the Senate this evening.

‘A year of betrayal’: Closing the Gap partnership collapsing as governments attack First Peoples

February 10, 2025

Senator Lidia Thorpe has said that the Closing the Gap partnership is collapsing, arguing that governments signed up to the agreement have demonstrated they have no interest in engaging in good faith to achieve targets.

‘Sham Democracy’: Thorpe condemns Hate Crime and Electoral reform legislation

February 06, 2025

Senator Thorpe has voiced her opposition to the Hate Crimes Bill after Labor added mandatory minimum sentence measures to the bill.

Joint Statement: Black Peoples Union (BPU), the Renters And Housing Union (RAHU), and Senator Lidia Thorpe Condemn Eviction of Beananging Kwuurt Institute

December 13, 2024

We the undersigned stand in staunch solidarity with the Beananging Kwuurt Institute (BKI) and call for the immediate cessation of its eviction by the Uniting Church Australia. The eviction represents a continuation of the colonial injustices that this very site was once complicit in,...