Lidia Thorpe

The 10 most recent “Aye” and “No” votes recorded in the Australian Parliament's own division records this term, sourced directly from aph.gov.au independently of the voting-record data above.

We estimate Lidia Thorpe received a parliamentary salary of: $239,270

Based on the Remuneration Tribunal base salary of $239,270 plus any additional allowance for ministerial, shadow or office-holder roles held at time of generation.

• Latest quarter total: $132,939
• Private-Plated Vehicle: $5,567
• COMCAR: $2,685
• Office Consumables and Services: $5,816
• Printing and Communications: $18,007
• Publications: $143
• Travel Allowance: $2,898
• Telecommunications - Usage: $879
• Fares: $9,484
• Scheduled Commercial Transport: $991
• Domestic Travel: $46,382
• Office Facilities - Not stated: $40,088

• Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland
• ADF member ‘person of interest’ after ‘despicable betrayal of trust’ on Navy ship where camera found in women’s shower – as it happened
• Labor and Coalition block bill that would ban incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth
• Climate protester restrained after interrupting NSW parliament – as it happened
• A ‘huge ego’ but effective: who is David Shoebridge, the polarising new Greens leader taking on One Nation?
• One Nation senator pays back more than $3,300 in taxi expenses; Cleary tells fans ‘I’ll be back’ – as it happened
• Boy, 16, held in ‘cramped’ prison cell alone for 22 hours a day for weeks, Victorian ombudsman finds
• Shackling prisoners giving birth should be a last resort – but it’s happening around Australia anyway
• Swimmer dies after shark attack at Perth beach – as it happened
• Australian fashion brands Cue and Veronika Maine face collapse after ‘difficult period’ – as it happened

• Lidia Thorpe alleges she was ‘sexually assaulted’ by Liberal senator David Van – a claim he brands ‘disgusting’ (2023-06-14)
  Michelle Grattan
  Thorpe made the claim while Van was attacking Labor for politicising the Brittany Higgins allegation that she was raped in the office of then minister Linda Reynolds in 2019
• Lidia Thorpe’s defection from the Greens will make passing legislation harder for Labor (2023-02-06)
  Adrian Beaumont
  The senator’s move to the cross-bench means Labor now needs the support of more cross-benchers, as well as the Greens, to get legislation passed.
• Senate censures Lidia Thorpe for disupting King’s reception and Ralph Babet for posting hate speech (2024-11-18)
  Michelle Grattan
  The Senate has censured two of its own, Lidia Thorpe and Ralph Babet, both of whom were absent when the votes were taken because of problems with their flights to Canberra.
• Lidia Thorpe sacked as a Greens deputy leader after failing to disclose relationship with bikie figure (2022-10-20)
  Michelle Grattan
  Greens leader Adam Bandt asked for senator’s resignation as the party’s deputy leader in the Senate after what he called a “significant error of judgement”.
• View from The Hill: An ugly fracas in the Senate leads to suspension of Lidia Thorpe (2024-11-27)
  Michelle Grattan
  Wednesday in the Senate saw one of the ugliest incidents in recent memory in that chamber. Which lead to Senator Lidia Thorpe being temporarily suspended.
• Referendum legislation passes 52-19 to applause but Lidia Thorpe condemns ‘assimilation day’ (2023-06-19)
  Michelle Grattan
  The vote took place with the public gallery crowded with supporters, and was received with long applause.
• View from The Hill: Lidia Thorpe quits Greens, going to crossbench to promote ‘Blak Sovereign Movement’ (2023-02-06)
  Michelle Grattan
  Her departure, while a blow for the Greens, is not all bad news for them
• Lidia Thorpe wants to shift course on Indigenous recognition. Here’s why we must respect the Uluru Statement (2020-07-08)
  Dani Linder, Amy Maguire
  The Greens senator-elect believes a treaty should be prioritised over a Voice to Parliament. But we believe a Voice can be a pragmatic first step toward deeper reform.
• Lidia Thorpe’s Mardi Gras disruption is the latest in an ongoing debate about acceptable forms of protest at Pride (2023-02-28)
  Justin Ellis
  Lidia Thorpe’s temporary blocking of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday night has again brought to the surface discussion on the role of protest and police discretion.
• What are message sticks? Senator Lidia Thorpe continues a long and powerful diplomatic tradition (2020-10-08)
  Piers Kelly, Wunyungar
  Pre-Invasion, message sticks were sent between distant communities to maintain diplomatic relations. They demanded acknowledgement and mutual respect.
• View from The Hill: We have bigger issues around freedom of speech than Lidia Thorpe’s noisy protest (2024-10-22)
  Michelle Grattan
  The conduct of Thorpe during Monday’s Parliament House reception for the royals was rude, albeit absolutely in character. But there remains bigger issues around freedom on speech.
• Word from The Hill: Government should set date for Voice to start talking (2023-02-07)
  Michelle Grattan
  In this podcast, Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda Dunn discuss the RBA rate rise, Lidia Thorpe's defection to the crossbench and the ongoing Voice debate
• Peter Dutton expels senator David Van from Liberal party room after more allegations against him (2023-06-15)
  Michelle Grattan
  The opposition leader says the move is not a comment on the veracity of Thorpe’s claims, which will now be independently investigated.
• With 11 Indigenous politicians in parliament, why does Australia need the Voice? (2023-03-13)
  Shireen Morris
  Even though there is strong Indigenous representation in parliament, this does not guarantee Indigenous communities a say in laws and policies made on their behalf.
• Albanese says nearly 90% of Indigenous people support the Voice, which embodies the ‘spirit of the fair go’ (2023-05-28)
  Michelle Grattan
  Delivering the Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration in Adelaide the Prime Minister will say the coming referendum, to be held later this year, “can be a moment of Australian unity”.
• View from The Hill: Victorian Liberal Party to meet about allegations against Senator David Van (2023-06-16)
  Michelle Grattan
  The opposition leader told Sydney radio: “I think it’s in everyone’s best interests that he resign from the parliament and I hope he’s able to do that sooner than later and seek the help that he needs.”
• Decades on from the Royal Commission, why are Indigenous people still dying in custody? (2025-06-15)
  Thalia Anthony, Eddie Cubillo
  Indigenous people are again grieving the deaths of loved ones in custody. Would they have occurred if the royal commission recommendations had been fully implemented?
• Grattan on Friday: Adam Bandt is wedged by Greens’ overreach on emissions legislation (2023-02-16)
  Michelle Grattan
  Like the Liberals, the Greens have a base that is split between hardliners and moderates. At the radical end, their activists don’t want compromise on core issues; its mainstream voters want outcomes.
• Grattan on Friday: Liberals come a cropper when they try to dig afresh into the Brittany Higgins story (2023-06-16)
  Michelle Grattan
  Federal politics, the tone of which had seemed better than in the last parliamentary term, once again descended into a toxic mire.
• Grattan on Friday: Aston byelection will test Peter Dutton’s ability to campaign on Victoria’s tough terrain (2023-02-09)
  Michelle Grattan
  Now Peter Dutton faces his own Aston test, which comes with risks and opportunities.
• Word from The Hill: A wild and badly behaved parliamentary fortnight (2023-06-22)
  Michelle Grattan
  In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda Dunn discuss the wild final sitting fortnight before the winter break
• New Greens leader David Shoebridge declares Greens ‘here to replace’ Labor (2026-09-30)
  Michelle Grattan
  Shoebridge at a post-ballot news conference focused on the Greens going after Labor, arguing it had left a vacuum by ‘rushing to the right’.
• Women in the Labor party are leading the way in increasing Indigenous representation (2022-09-08)
  Michelle Evans, Duncan McDonnell
  A record 11 Indigenous representatives are now in federal parliament, most of them women. But despite the improvement in representation, research tells us their road ahead won’t be an easy one.
• Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens leader Adam Bandt on trying to force Labor’s hand on reform (2023-02-28)
  Michelle Grattan
  In this podcast, Michelle Grattan and Greens leader Adam Bandt discuss climate change, the cost of living crisis and the Voice.
• Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for? (2025-07-16)
  Mark Riboldi
  The husband of antisemitism special envoy Jillian Segal has donated to Advance. Here’s what the group’s all about.
• Friday essay: how an unholy alliance of the separatist left and reactionary right rejected the Voice’s ‘sensible middle way’ (2024-08-22)
  Shireen Morris
  Shireen Morris worked for 12 years, with Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson, to achieve Indigenous constitutional recognition, building on decades of Indigenous advocacy. What happened?
• VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on government scandal and Labor policy (2021-12-03)
  Michelle Grattan
  Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Vice-Chancellor Paddy Nixon.
• Politics with Michelle Grattan: Lambie urges return of former employment program for Indigenous communities (2023-03-28)
  Michelle Grattan
  Michelle Grattan sits down with Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie to chat about Alice Springs, The Voice to Parliament, Indigenous employment and the Stage 3 tax cuts
• Liberals’ former immigration spokesman Paul Scarr crosses floor to support Hanson Muslim censure (2026-03-02)
  Michelle Grattan
  The Senate chose to censor Senator Pauline Hanson over her comments on Muslims.
• Unlikely political bedfellows team up against Albanese over staff (2026-09-17)
  Michelle Grattan
  While they wouldn’t normally be caught dead together, Pauline Hanson, Fatima Payman and Dai Le have held a joint press conference to take aim at the prime minister.