'There is a black sovereign movement out there that no-one wants to listen to, so I will be their voice.' Lidia Thorpe leaves the Greens for crossbench. Read more:
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said the Voice would have no impact on First Nations sovereignty.
Senator Thorpe, who made the decision after weeks of confusion over the party’s approach to the referendum, says she will now be free to "speak freely" on the issue, while representing an Indigenous sovereignty movement in Australia. She confirmed on Monday, the first parliamentary sitting day of the year, that she has quit the party just days before it announces its position on the issue.
“I'm ready for what comes next in the fight for a future where our kids can be with their families, and where our people are not killed in custody, where the chains that the system, this system, wraps around our people are lifted.”
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