Media Releases

‘This is stolen land’: Defence public land sell-off must include consent of First Peoples, land back.

August 31, 2026

Senator Lidia Thorpe has condemned the Albanese Government’s proposed $3 billion sell-off of Defence land, warning that any divestment of public land without the free, prior and informed consent of Traditional Owners repeats the same colonial theft that First Peoples have endured for generations

Albanese must use powers to stop bail harm, fund safe services, in light of new report

August 31, 2026

Senator Lidia Thorpe is calling for the Albanese government to fund therapeutic bail accommodation and services, to give people somewhere safe and supportive to go on bail, which would allow magistrates to grant bail to more people.

‘Our lives matter too’: Thorpe to move motion condemning Boorloo bombing, calls for united parliament

August 31, 2026

Senator Lidia Thorpe will today move a motion in the Senate condemning the attempted bombing in Boorloo (Perth) on January 26, which targeted First Peoples and their supporters during a Day of Mourning on Noongar Country.

Boorloo bomb attack: Albanese must implement Anti-racism Framework, expand Royal Commission

January 30, 2026

Following Monday’s bomb attack in Boorloo Perth, Senator Lidia Thorpe is calling on the Albanese government to: Immediately implement the recommendations of the National Anti-Racism Framework and Expand the terms of reference of the recently announced Royal Commission so it can investigate all forms...

Perth bomb attack demands comprehensive response from Albanese.

January 28, 2026

An attempted bombing at a Day of Mourning rally in Perth was a serious act of violence against First Peoples.

January 26 is a Day of Mourning

January 25, 2026

January 26 has been commemorated as a Day of Mourning by First Peoples since 1938.

Tracking must apply to all guns, including police weapons

January 20, 2026

Senator Lidia Thorpe will today move an amendment to the Government’s gun control legislation, calling for the National Firearms Agreement to be extended to include strengthened oversight and transparency of law-enforcement armouries.

Most Aboriginal deaths since 1979: AIC report confirms national crisis

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.

‘Publicly apologise’: Thorpe Calls on Plibersek to correct misleading comments

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...

Thorpe to table expert letter opposing police power expansion

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.