Lidia Thorpe quits Greens, going to crossbench to promote 'Blak Sovereign Movement'
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Victorian Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe has defected from the Greens to sit on the crossbench, declaring she wants to fully represent the “Blak Sovereign Movement” in parliament.
The announcement by Thorpe, who has been the party’s spokesperson on First Nations issues, follows her sustained criticism and...
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