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Explainer: What is Blak sovereignty and self-determination?
When Linda Burney delivered her inaugural speech in Parliament, the first Indige...
Dechlan Brennan 25 Aug 2025
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Lidia Thorpe drops in at Buckingham Palace
Senator Lidia Thorpe has visited Buckingham Palace with an unequivocal message t...
Giovanni Torre 21 Jun 2025
Thorpe changes tune on Senate future
Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe has appeared to walk back on a previous pledge t...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Jan 2025
"You are not our king": Senator Lidia Thorpe protests Charles III
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe was removed from a parliamentary reception for...
Dechlan Brennan 21 Oct 2024
Lidia Thorpe urges government to respect authority of the International Criminal Court
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has joined a number of crossbenchers in urging...
Dechlan Brennan 5 Jun 2024
Thorpe vows to fight for First Peoples' rights in federal water plan

Senator Lidia Thorpe has urged the federal government not to miss the "opportunity to deliver on their commitments to First Peoples regarding water rights" presented by the Water Amendment (Restoring...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 13, 2023
Lidia Thorpe calls for renewed efforts toward Treaty after Voice defeated

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has reiterated her call for treaty following Saturday's failed referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the constitution.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 16, 2023
Lidia Thorpe clarifies comments supporting legislated Voice

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has written to clarify her stance on the Voice to Parliament following her comments backing a legislated Voice model in a radio interview on Thursday.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 12, 2023
Black sovereign movement to claim 'no' vote as a win

A failed referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament will be a win for the Black sovereign movement, Independent senator Lidia Thorpe says.

Lidia Thorpe calls for referendum to be abandoned during National Press Club address

On Wednesday, Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe delivered a compelling speech at the National Press Club in Canberra, inviting all Australians to look through the lens of First Nations Peoples.

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Jess Whaler Aug 17, 2023
Internet troll targets Lidia Thorpe following Blak Sovereign Movement URL redirect saga

After an anonymous online user registered an almost identical URL to that of the Blak Sovereign Movement to redirect website visitors to the Yes23's campaign site, independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 8, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Yes23 deny responsibility for URL trick redirecting users to their website

The Yes23 campaign have denied responsibility for a website URL almost identical to that of the Blak Sovereign Movement which is being used to redirect visitors to the Yes23 website.

Blak Sovereign Movement formalises position on Voice referendum 

The Blak Sovereign Movement (BSM), a group of First Nations Elders, activists, academics and community workers including former Greens turned independent Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe have formalised...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 20, 2023
"There are people out there who don't want me alive": Lidia Thorpe under protection after threats

Independent Senator, Indigenous Treaty and sovereignty advocate and DjabWurrung Gunnai Gunditjmara woman Lidia Thorpe says she is receiving formal protection as a result of recent threats to her safet...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 19, 2023
Lidia Thorpe announces Blak Sovereign Movement's response to Voice campaign pamphlets

Independent Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe has announced the Blak Sovereign Movement will publish their own statement this week in relation to the Voice to parliament referendum.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 18, 2023
Blak Sovereign Movement rejects Voice, calls for action on injustice

Leaders of the Blak Sovereign Movement gathered at Parliament House on Tuesday to discuss their stance on the passing of the Voice Bill, Treaty and Sovereignty.

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Jess Whaler Jun 22, 2023
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