Australian Liberal Senator David Van has been dumped from the Opposition party room following accusations by Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe and former Liberal Senator Amanda Stoker that he had sexually assaulted them. Stoker’s allegations were released in a media statement on Thursday and followed Thorpe’s accusation on Wednesday. On Wednesday afternoon, under parliamentary privilege, Thorpe accused Van of…
Senator Kicked out of Party Room Following Allegations of Sexual Harassment Accusation
June 15, 2023
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton Responds Swiftly to Parliamentary Sexual Assualt Allegations
June 15, 2023
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Australian Liberal Senator David Van has been dumped from the Opposition party room following allegations by Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe and former Liberal Senator Amanda Stoker, and another unnamed individual that Van had sexually assaulted them. Stoker’s allegations were released in a media statement on Thursday and followed Thorpe’s accusation on Wednesday. While the third allegation was revealed…
Lidia Thorpe to Abstain During Indigenous Voice to Parliament Senate Vote
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe will likely abstain from voting on The Voice legislation, indicating she could not support a “white supremacy” No campaign. The senator famously quit the Greens party in February over disagreements in opinion towards the Indigenous Voice to Parliament legislation. Thorpe has continued to advocate for a Treaty between Australia and Indigenous…
Senator Calls on Lidia Thorpe to Grow Up
Tasmanian Senator Jacquie Lambie has called on controversial Senator Lidia Thorpe to take responsibility for her actions after a late-night tirade outside a Melbourne strip club. The incident was the latest in a series of colourful incidents involving the former Greens senator who, just a few weeks back, was involved in a scuffle with police…
The Voice Ensures Indigenous Communities Have Fair Input Into Policymaking: Law Expert
Passing the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is about fixing the discrimination of the past and a “moral question” of who Australia is as a country and what the people want it to be in the future, says constitutional law expert Shireen Morris from Macquarie University. “A Voice isn’t about erasing Indigenous diversity, it’s about empowering…
No Advisory Body is Going to Close the Gap: Lidia Thorpe
The federal government’s next steps towards a First Nations Voice to Parliament and Constitutional Recognition have been criticised by Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe, who said that no advisory body is going to deliver the real-world action Indigenous Australians need. Thorpe, who is a Gunai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung mother and grandmother, said that Prime Minister…
Senator Thrown to the Ground by Police After Interfering in Women’s Rights Rally
March 23, 2023
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Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe was pulled to the ground by a police officer after attempting to interrupt a women’s rights rally on the lawn of Parliament House in Canberra. In several videos posted online, Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (also known as Posie Parker), the British women’s rights advocate behind the “Let Women Speak” rallies in Melbourne and…
New Zealand’s Own Indigenous ‘Voice to Parliament’ Has Failed Maoris: Advocate
March 6, 2023
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In a warning to Australians set to vote on altering their Constitution, New Zealander Casey Costello says her country’s own Indigenous “Voice to Parliament” has not had the desired effect and has become a burden on its democracy. Costello, part-Maori and Anglo-Irish, is the founding trustee of the Hobson’s Pledge, said the Waitangi Tribunal, established…
Australian Senator ‘Moved On’ From Mardi Gras March by Police
Federal senator Lidia Thorpe was removed from the Sydney Mardi Gras parade after footage showed her lying on the street and temporarily halting the march. In a video of the incident shared on social media, the independent senator can be seen lying on her back in front of the truck on Oxford Street during the…
Australian Senator Lies in Front of Truck, Interrupting Mardi Gras Parade
Federal Senator Lidia Thorpe lay in front of a truck in the Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday night, with her stunt temporarily halting proceedings. In a video of the incident shared on social media, the former greens senator who is now independent can be seen lying on her back in front of the truck on Oxford…
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