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Veteran reveals Lidia Thorpe’s first mistake before she quit

As Lidia Thorpe prepared for political life after the Greens and as a Senate cross-bencher, veterans have questioned whether she can cut it as an independent.

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Greens’ First Nations conveners side with Lidia Thorpe and say they do not support voice to parliament

Co-convener claims other members may follow Thorpe out the door and pushes back on party room decision to support referendum

The Guardian - AU

New-look Senate threatens Labor’s agenda as crossbench welcomes Thorpe

Alliances are being formed in the Senate after newly independent Senator Lidia Thorpe took her seat on the crossbench this week.

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A paler shade of Green: what will the party do in the Senate without Lidia Thorpe?

The Greens have now lost much of their influence in the upper house. The Albanese government will find life a bit tougher too.

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Morning Mail: Liberal to speak out for voice, Wong overruled nuclear treaty advice, Turkey ‘in shock’

Greens and Liberals battle with differing internal views about referendum, while the foreign minister defied officials to send an observer to meeting on nuclear ban

The Guardian - AU

Greens First Nations advisory group told party it could not say no to voice

Exclusive: advice was taken despite Lidia Thorpe’s objections but Adam Bandt says he still believes a treaty should come first

The Guardian - AU

Lidia Thorpe vows to fight for truth telling in first interview since quitting Greens

New independent senator Lidia Thorpe reveals she has never been invited to attend the referendum working group, despite the federal government extending invitations to members of the opposition and the teal independents.

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Ex-Greens senator takes up spot on cross bench

Outspoken senator Lidia Thorpe has moved to the cross bench after quitting the Greens over her position on Indigenous issues.

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Morning Mail: quakes kill thousands in Turkey and Syria, poll shows voice support, EV sales soar

Countries are scrambling to offer aid to the Middle Eastern nations struck by a devastating earthquake; public still back key Indigenous reform

The Guardian - AU

O’Neil defends offshore processing move – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

What is 'black sovereignty'? The Indigenous movement Lidia Thorpe wants to pursue in parliament

Senator Lidia Thorpe's decision to quit the Greens to represent "a strong grassroots black sovereign movement" has left some wondering what the movement is and how it differs from a Voice to Parliament.

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Paul Bongiorno: Balance of power shift in Senate creates uncertainty for more than the Voice

Lidia Thorpe intends to spend five years in the Senate throwing bombs at what she believes is the illegitimate legacy of a bloody colonialism.

The New Daily

Dutton denies questions are undermining voice

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has hit back at claims his questions about the voice were an attempt to undermine the future referendum.

AAP

Guardian Essential poll: majority of Australians continue to support Indigenous voice

With 65% of respondents supporting the change, survey suggests Peter Dutton’s soft no campaign is failing to shift sentiment

The Guardian - AU

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Greens resolve to back Yes campaign in Voice referendum hours after Lidia Thorpe quits party

The Greens party room meets following senator Lidia Thorpe's resignation, agreeing to support the Yes campaign and back government legislation required ahead of the referendum.

The Guardian - AU

Lidia Thorpe’s defection rattles the Greens but presents an opportunity for Albanese

The senator may peel away activist elements from her former party but it allows Labor to pitch to the political centre on the Indigenous voice

The Guardian - AU

Greens to support Indigenous voice to parliament after Lidia Thorpe quits party

Party’s support all but guarantees government has enough votes to pass referendum legislation

The Conversation

Lidia Thorpe's defection from the Greens will make passing legislation harder for Labor

Senator Lidia Thorpe announced on Monday that she would be leaving the Greens. Thorpe had split with the Greens over the Indigenous Voice to parliament, which she opposes.

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The Independent UK

Indigenous senator quits party over Australian referendum

An Indigenous senator in Australia has quit the minor Greens party in a disagreement over a referendum to be held this year that would create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Greens to back voice after Thorpe quits; deadly Turkey earthquake; and Beyoncé breaks Grammys record

Indigenous voice to parliament stance sees Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe leave the party and move tot he crossbench

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Lidia Thorpe quits Greens, going to crossbench to promote 'Blak Sovereign Movement'

Victorian Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe has defected from the Greens to sit on the crossbench, declaring she wants to fully represent the “Blak Sovereign Movement” in parliament.

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Lidia Thorpe Has Quit The Greens So She Can Keep Fighting For First Nations Sovereignty

"It has become clear to me that I can’t do that from within the Greens."

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‘I will be able to speak freely’: Senator Lidia Thorpe leaves the Greens to lead Blak sovereign movement

The senator will head to the crossbench following long-running party fractures over the Voice to Parliament.

The New Daily

Greens tried to keep Thorpe in party fold, ‘sad’ Bandt admits

Senator Lidia Thorpe left the Greens on her own terms and despite an attempt to keep her in the party’s fold, leader Adam Bandt says.

The New Daily

Lidia Thorpe quits Greens

Lidia Thorpe will quit the Greens and move to the crossbench in a stunning move that will make her a balance-of-power vote in the upper house.

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