LIVE: LIVE: The Greens leader Adam Bandt is speaking following the resignation of Senator Lidia Thorpe. 9News DETAILS:
DjabWurrung Gunnai Gunditjmara woman Thorpe, who has been a member of federal parliament since 2020, announced her decision to quit the party on Monday.
"Now I will be able to speak freely on all issues from a sovereign perspective without being constrained from portfolios and agreed party positions.""Senator Thorpe leaves the Greens with an enormous amount of respect, she is a fighter for her people Bandt said he made it clear Thorpe had a place in the Greens and wished she had made a different decision."I understand the reasons she has given for the decision and I want to thank her for continuing to vote with the Greens on climate in the senate."
It comes after Thorpe questioned the Voice to parliament, which the Albanese government is pushing to succeed at a referendum this year.Invasion Day rally in Melbourne and called for "real power and action"Thorpe had reached a deal with the Greens to allow her to personally vote against the proposal if and when the party decided to support it."My elders marched for a treaty. This is who I am.
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