Media Releases
‘Tip of the iceberg’: Thorpe responds to dodgy consultancy lobbying for gas industry, calls for investigation
June 25, 2025
The Guardian recently released a report on ‘how an obscure consultancy firm is helping fracking companies influence Traditional Owners’.
Read More'Shameful cop-out': Senator Thorpe responds to Albanese Press Club comments on deaths in custody.
June 10, 2025
Today, following his Press Club address, Prime Minister Albanese responded to a question from SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson about the death in custody of Kumanjayi White. He suggested a federal body should not investigate the case and deferred to the failed Voice...
Read MoreMinister McCarthy must back urgent independent investigation into police killing of Kumanjayi White
June 06, 2025
Senator Lidia Thorpe is calling on the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy, to stand firm in her initial support for an independent investigation into the death of 24-year-old Warlpiri-Luritja man Kumanjayi White, who died under police restraint in Mparntwe/Alice Springs on Tuesday 27...
Read MoreFive years since Black Lives Matter uprising, communities mobilise to demand justice for Kumanjayi White
June 05, 2025
This week, communities across the continent will rally for justice for Kumanjayi White, a 24-year-old Warlpiri man who died after being restrained by police in a Coles supermarket in Mparntwe (Alice Springs).
Read MoreThorpe appalled by Environment Minister deciding on gas project before considering First Peoples heritage.
May 28, 2025
As the North West Shelf decision looms, Senator Lidia Thorpe has put new Environment Minister Murray Watt on notice over the continued destruction of climate and Country that is sacred to First Peoples.
Read MoreSenator Thorpe Statement on Death in Custody
May 28, 2025
Senator Lidia Thorpe has provided a short statement in response to reports that a 24-year-old disabled Aboriginal man has died after being restrained by police inside a Coles supermarket in Mparntwe (Alice Springs).
Read More‘We don’t want cupcakes, we want justice’: Thorpe Says Labor must act on child removal
May 25, 2025
On National Sorry Day, Senator Lidia Thorpe is calling on the Albanese Government to urgently implement the recommendations of the 1997 Bringing Them Home report, as the systemic removal and incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children continues.
Read MoreNo 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....
Read MoreThorpe 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.
Read More‘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.
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