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Forever chemicals: PFAS inquiry hearings begin today.
November 13, 2024
The Select Committee on PFAS (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) will commence its first hearing today in Canberra at 1pm (AEDT). Government departments, the CSIRO, health experts and PFAS contamination and remediation experts will appear.
Read MoreSenator Thorpe prevented from handing ICC notice of complicity in First People Genocide to King Charles III
October 21, 2024
During King Charles’ visit to Parliament House today, Senator Lidia Thorpe was prevented from handing the King a notice of complicity in Aboriginal Genocide according to the Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998. She was removed from the parliamentary reception after pointing out...
Read MoreSenator Thorpe calls for Treaty Republic, as King Charles visits Canberra
October 21, 2024
In response to King Charles III visiting Canberra today, Senator Lidia Thorpe has said that Treaty with First Peoples must be central in any move towards a republic.
Read More‘A disaster in the making’: Thorpe says AUKUS deal must be scrapped, as government rams through legislation in Coalition deal
October 10, 2024
Senator Lidia Thorpe has said the government’s move to ram through two pieces of AUKUS legislation today further demonstrates that the submarine deal is being pursued without adequate consultation or scrutiny, and that dangers of nuclear waste remain unaddressed.
Read MoreLidia Thorpe wins Senate vote for regular reports on deaths in custody, miscarriages in prisons.
September 20, 2024
Yesterday Senator Lidia Thorpe gained the support of the Senate to require the Attorney-General to provide quarterly reports on deaths in custody, coronial inquests, and incidents of self-harm, miscarriages and stillbirths in prisons.
Read MoreSenator Thorpe urges Labor to support inquiry into child prisons
September 11, 2024
Senator Lidia Thorpe is calling on the Albanese government to support a Greens motion being introduced in the Senate this afternoon to establish an inquiry into Australia's child justice and incarceration system.
Read MoreCrossbench provides passage for Nature Positive package, with amendments proposed
September 09, 2024
Crossbench Senators have reiterated their willingness to work with the Albanese Government to pass its Stage Two Nature Positive bills, offering smooth passage of the package if the government is willing to negotiate on a short list of changes.
Read More'Smoke and Mirrors': National Cabinet fails to address legal funding needs
September 09, 2024
Senator Lidia Thorpe has expressed disappointment at the legal assistance package put forward by the National Cabinet on Friday, saying without further funding, legal services will continue to struggle to meet growing community needs.
Read MoreLabor must listen to Coroner, health experts on Census.
September 05, 2024
Senator Lidia Thorpe is calling on the federal government to commit to including questions on gender identity and sex characteristics in the 2026 Australian Census, highlighting recent findings made by the Victorian Coroner into the suicide deaths of five young transgender women.
Read MoreLidia Thorpe says federal action needed, after second Aboriginal child death in WA youth prison.
August 30, 2024
Senator Lidia Thorpe is calling for urgent federal intervention into the child prison system, after a 17 year old boy died overnight in Banksia Hill youth detention centre in Western Australia.
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