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| + | Lidia Alma Thorpe (born 1973) is an Australian independent politician. She has been a senator for Victoria since 2020 and is the first Aboriginal senator from that state. She was a member of the Australian Greens until February 2023 when she quit the party over disagreements concerning the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament.[1] She had also served as the Greens' deputy leader in the Senate from June to October 2022.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lidia_Thorpe&oldid=1150338846</ref> |
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| + | Thorpe has previously been a member of the Victorian Parliament. On winning the Northcote state by-election on 18 November 2017 she became the first Aboriginal woman elected to the state's parliament and served as the member for the division of Northcote in the Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2018.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lidia_Thorpe&oldid=1150338846</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:43, 18 April 2023
Lidia Alma Thorpe (born 1973) is an Australian independent politician. She has been a senator for Victoria since 2020 and is the first Aboriginal senator from that state. She was a member of the Australian Greens until February 2023 when she quit the party over disagreements concerning the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament.[1] She had also served as the Greens' deputy leader in the Senate from June to October 2022.[1]
Thorpe has previously been a member of the Victorian Parliament. On winning the Northcote state by-election on 18 November 2017 she became the first Aboriginal woman elected to the state's parliament and served as the member for the division of Northcote in the Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2018.[2]
Thorpe has received media attention for her criticism of the legitimacy of Australian political institutions, which she views as stemming from colonialism.[3]
Mispronouncing words during oath.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-06/lidia-thorpe-to-quit-greens-over-voice-disagreement/101935534
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidia_Thorpe
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