The Greens senator blames an ‘administrative error’ for the move in November before being forced to withdraw by Adam Bandt
The Greens senator Lidia Thorpe put her name to the establishment of an inquiry into Indigenous bodies pushed by some of the Coalition’s most strident opponents of the voice, before being forced to withdraw by the Greens leader,Thorpe has blamed an “administrative error” for the move in November, when she briefly teamed up with the Nationals’ Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Liberal James McGrath, among others, to ask the Senate for a year-long inquiry, which would run throughout the voice...
Guardian Australia understands that Thorpe was consulted on the terms of reference of the inquiry, which aims to investigate the administration of land councils and other Indigenous bodies. She signed on before gaining Greens party room approval. But Thorpe’s name was withdrawn from the motion, triggered by an intervention by Bandt due to concern from fellow parliamentarians that it would damage the Greens during the referendum.Thorpe has not ruled out supporting the motion, currently slated for a vote when parliament returns on 6 February. It proposes an inquiry to report by November.
The Greens are struggling to reconcile the fact that most of its MPs, senators and voters back the Indigenous voice, while Thorpe – the party’s First Nations spokesperson – is opposed unless it is combined with recognition of Indigenous sovereignty. On Wednesday Thorpe announced she had given notice she may exercise her right to vote against the voice regardless of the party’s collective decision, to be decided in early February.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Lidia Thorpe, Greens agree to disagree on the Voice in formal dealBreaking: The agreement is almost certain to lead to a divided Greens position on the crucial question in a referendum at the end of this year. Read more about the agreement here:
Read more »
Senior Australian of the year Tom Calma ‘disappointed’ Lidia Thorpe may oppose voiceCo-chair of Indigenous voice to parliament co-design group says proposed body is ‘first step’ to First Nations contributions to policymaking
Read more »
Senator Lidia Thorpe protests Voice referendum at Invasion Day rallyGreens Senator Lidia Thorpe is speaking at an Invasion Day rally in Melbourne ahead of the upcoming Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. “We deserve better than an advisory body,” Ms Thorpe said during the rally on Thursday. “We have an opportunity to have a treaty – which is only through a piece of legislation, they could put 10 independent black seats in the senate today.”
Read more »
Lidia Thorpe says First Nations people deserve 'real power' rather than Voice to ParliamentThousands of people have attended Invasion Day rallies across Australia, where speakers addressed a number of issues for First Nations peoples, including the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. 9News
Read more »
Warren Mundine aligns with Lidia Thorpe over Voice oppositionAboriginal leader Nyunggai Warren Mundine has expressed scepticism over the Voice to Parliament’s ability to make a meaningful difference to the lives of Indigenous Australians.
Read more »
Lidia Thorpe does not stand for ‘every Aboriginal in this country’One Nation Chief of Staff James Ashby says Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe does not stand for “every Aboriginal in this country”. “You can’t take the stupidity of one woman and make out that she stands for every Aboriginal in this country,” he told Sky News host Cory Bernadi. “I believe we’ve only got one flag that represents Australians and that is the flag I fly on my house every single day of the year, the Aboriginal flag does not apply to me, it doesn’t apply to Torres Strait Islanders. “But to suggest banning the Aboriginal flag altogether because of the stupidity of one senator from the Greens - no, I don’t think that’s appropriate either.”
Read more »