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Lidia Thorpe
Senator · Independent
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee · Australian Parliament · 22 September 2026
Senator Thorpe: colonial control, government responsibility, public dehumanisation
“Thanks, Chair. Uh, um, your submission, Ms. Richards, says any consideration of shackling during childbirth must be located within the ongoing colonial regulation of First Nations women's bodies, movement, motherhood and families.”
Watch from 38:41Senator Thorpe: colonial control, government responsibility, public dehumanisation
“A lot of people in this country don't even know that shackling women giving birth even happens. They're shocked. The government mid-October with the Greens could end shackling of women giving childbirth. What do you say to the government who…”
Watch from 40:52Senator Thorpe: colonial control, government responsibility, public dehumanisation
“Thank you. I'm going to ask something else that might be a bit uncomfortable because this is what the nasty, mean trolls say when you talk about incarcerated people. They say, oh, if you've done the crime, do the time.…”
Watch from 43:41
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee · Australian Parliament · 22 September 2026
Q&A: Senator Thorpe with Flanagan on police strip search practice
“Thank you, Chair. And thank you everyone for appearing today. I'm not sure if I'm on the screen, but I have been here all morning. And I'm very grateful that everyone's made themselves available at short notice. It wasn't easy…”
Watch from 48:11Q&A: link between strip searches, autonomy and ‘rehabilitation’ claims
“Thank you, Chair. And thank you, Ms. Carter, and everyone for sharing so much of your experience, and I just want to acknowledge the retraumatization of even telling that story again. So thank you. I just want to go to…”
Watch from 1:19:10Q&A: link between strip searches, autonomy and ‘rehabilitation’ claims
“Thank you. Um, I'm just going to go to, thank you for that. Mr. Fletcher, um, with your experience of being strip-searched, did you know of any weapons or drugs or anything coming in? Was it a big, you know,…”
Watch from 1:27:33
Senate Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026
Senators’ statements: free speech, health, justice, cost‑of‑living
“Thank you. Heather Calgaret was a proud Yamaji, Noongar, Wongai and Pitjantjatjara woman. She was a mother to four beautiful children whom she loved dearly. She was a rock of her family, always helping and caring for everyone, described by…”
Watch from 4:40Truth‑telling and genocide on this continent: Thorpe and Wong
“Oh, thank you. My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Minister Wong. Does your government agree that a genocide has occurred on this continent?”
Watch from 38:13Truth‑telling and genocide on this continent: Thorpe and Wong
“Thank you. Groundbreaking peer-reviewed research published in Nature journal yesterday shows 2.2 million First Peoples lived on this continent before invasion. 2.2 million, not 250,000 as previously thought. Over 2 million people were wiped out in the first years of…”
Watch from 39:55
Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 14 September 2026
Short Senate statements: extremism, mining tax and political culture
“Thank you. This Albanese Labor government loves to say they're tough on crime, but not when it comes to war crimes and crimes against humanity. They will face a test when they vote on the Red Lines package. This package…”
Watch from 4:05:14
Senate Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 9 September 2026
Bill to ban shackling during childbirth
“Thank you. When I've told people in this place about my bill to end shackling during childbirth, people's reaction has been, does this really happen? Surely not. Well it does, right across the country. And it's allowed by law. People…”
Watch from 5:01Question Time – Thorpe/Wong: Israel settlements and ambassador access
“My question is for Minister Wong. Minister Wong, you announced yesterday that the Albanese Labor government will not pursue a full ban on importing goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank because it's concerned about, quote, "unintended…”
Watch from 39:00Question Time – Thorpe/Wong: Israel settlements and ambassador access
“Thank you, Minister. The UK, France, and Canada are banning imports from illegal settlements. Meanwhile, the Israeli ambassador was in Parliament's private members' dining room this week, dining and enjoying full privileges. Why is this government so weak on Israel's…”
Watch from 41:34
Senate Chamber (part 1 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 9 September 2026
Senators’ statements: First Nations heritage, disability employment and women’s health
“Today I rise to speak the words of a young Kuyani man who is writing on behalf of all Kuyani elders. Dear Senator Lidia Thorpe, ministers of the federal government and senators of different states. This is a letter on…”
Watch from 4:20:58
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