Lidia Thorpe
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Letters
Alan Jones’ dark charisma cast spell over audiences
Readers discuss the arrest of Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones.
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Sunday Life
I received an invitation to meet the King and Queen. This is why I accepted it
I chose to engage because I saw no other way through it. Rage doesn’t fit my purpose.
- by Brooke Boney
Babet pulls down homophobic, racist post after Senate censure
Fellow crossbench senator Lidia Thorpe was also formally condemned on Monday for protesting King Charles’ visit to parliament last month.
- by Olivia Ireland
Greens’ opportunism has tanked their popularity
A once environment-focused party has morphed into a perfection-demanding group of political sooks.
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Workplace culture
Parliamentary abuse investigations delayed
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe said a process quirk was re-traumatising alleged victims by forcing them through unnecessary hoops.
- by Olivia Ireland
Lidia Thorpe’s accused MCG assailant says she’s been threatened
Ebony Bell, accused of injuring the senator after an AFL game, did not attend court in person because of alleged threats against her, her lawyer told a magistrate.
- by Erin Pearson
Lidia Thorpe defends Senate absences, reveals she was assaulted
The maverick independent hit back at reports she missed a third of sitting days, saying the assault was so severe she required spinal surgery.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Royal family
She may have split ‘heirs’, but Lidia Thorpe’s oath won’t get her sacked
The Indigenous senator’s claim that she never swore allegiance to the Crown is uncharted territory for Australia, but we are not the United Kingdom.
- by Anne Twomey
Coalition fury over Thorpe’s claim she swore allegiance to Queen’s ‘hairs’
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe revealed she deliberately misspoke when being sworn in as an MP. The Coalition wants to know if that makes her ineligible.
- by Olivia Ireland
Slavery apology on agenda as King flies from one controversy to another
Lidia Thorpe’s protest was just the opening act on the royal tour, which is now moving to Samoa.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Letters
Blame for Thorpe outburst lands on Dutton and Albanese
Readers respond to Lidia Thorpe’s protest against King Charles, and give their verdict on the Allan government’s high density plans for suburbs such as Brighton.
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