Lidia Thorpe. Lidia Thorpe is a Djab Wurrung traditional owner and the former Victorian state MP for Northcote. The first Indigenous woman to be elected to Victorian parliament, Thorpe made headlines this week.
Victorian Greens MP Lidia Thorpe has a message for anyone hoping to silence her with violent threats. Lidia Thorpe is the first Aboriginal Woman ever elected to the Victorian Parliament. The indigenous former MP said a rename should be considered in treaty talks.
I will never sell you out.'.
Lidia Thorpe is a Djab Wurrung traditional owner and the former Victorian state MP for Northcote.
Lidia Thorpe was sworn in as an MP on Tuesday, the day Victoria's annual report into Indigenous wellbeing was tabled in Parliament. Victorian Greens MP Lidia Thorpe has a message for anyone hoping to silence her with violent threats. Victorian Greens Senate candidate Lidia Thorpe says Australians — black and white — should openly discuss renaming Victoria because of its links to Australia's colonial past. Lidia Thorpe is a Gunnai-Gunditjmara woman, former MP for the Victorian state seat of Northcote, and currently National Aboriginal Lead for Amnesty International. Listen to the best Lidia Thorpe shows.