Today is the anniversary of the Yirrkala Bark Petitions – a powerful act of Yolngu resistance that forced the colonial parliament to reckon with First Peoples’ land rights.

Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This year’s theme focuses on AI. And right now, the government is considering letting AI companies use copyrighted Australian work — including First Peoples’ stories, art and language — without our consent. nit.com.au/07-08-2025/1...

Your cowboy hat isn't fooling anyone, Albo. Our people continue to die in custody and governments are stealing and jailing our kids at record rates - we need real action. Albanese must recommit to Truth-Telling and Treaty, stop the state violence against us, and start listening to our communities.

@senatorthorpe.bsky.social: RED LINES against #genocide | @greenleftonline.bsky.social Show #64 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSAp... @bdsmovement.bsky.social #StopStarvingGaza #StopSupportingGenocide #StopArmingIsrael #BoycottIsrael #activism

The NT government didn’t like the Coroner calling out racism in the NT police after the killing of Kumanjayi Walker — so now they’re gearing up to defund and undermine the entire coronial system. This is a full-blown attack on truth and accountability.

During my recent trip to London, I caught up with Abby and Graham from UK Republic to talk about what it means to stand up to the monarchy and the royals — and why I’ll keep calling out the Crown’s role in colonisation and genocide. Watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkCS...

After decades of advocacy, Murujuga has finally been recognised under UNESCO World Heritage status - A powerful win for Raelene Cooper and the Ngarda Ngarli Peoples who fought relentlessly to protect their Country.

Kumanjayi Walker’s inquest shows what First Peoples have known forever: that racism is killing us. The Coroner found Kumanjayi Walker's shooter, Zachary Rolfe, was racist, and was enabled by a police force that bore “all the hallmarks of institutional racism.”

Last Friday, a 41 year-old First Nations man sadly died in custody, just days before his release. He was taken far too young and my thoughts are with his family, friends and community in this difficult time.

The final Yoorrook report released yesterday documents the history of the Frontier Wars and Genocide against First Peoples. The report – based on thousands of hours of stories, testimonies and research – is a comprehensive record of the colonisation of so-called Victoria.

The NT Government has officially scrapped its promised review into systemic racism in the NT Police, with allocated funds redirected to Legal Aid NT.

Israel launched attacks on Iran while diplomatic talks were still underway — hiding behind the same weak excuse of “self-defence.” This wasn’t self-defence. It was a deliberate choice to escalate violence instead of engaging diplomatically.

Despite clear recommendations from the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and hundreds of coronial findings, hanging points remain in prison cells. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Today and this weekend, let's stand together to demand justice. Justice for Kumanjayi White. Justice for Warlpiri Mob, and the Yuendumu community, who are grieving yet another young man’s life taken. No one should live in fear of being killed by police and in prisons.

It's been exactly five years since the Black Lives Matter uprising, and this week our communities will mobilise again to demand justice for Kumanjayi White 👇🏾 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

An important read 👇🏾 "The state has made clear it will only reconcile on terms it can control. It recoils from grief that lingers and resists memory that refuses to be smoothed into narrative. Solidarity that stretches beyond borders is punished." www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/control-is...

The Melbourne hearing for the PFAS inquiry is kicking off now. Today will cover the personal impact on people and their health, firefighting, Gippsland lakes contamination, biosolids, remediation, and we also have the EPA appearing. Follow along on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtAK...

Today is Mabo Day. We remember and honour Eddie Koiki Mabo — a proud Mer Island man who took on the lie of terra nullius and won. In 1992, the High Court finally recognised what we’ve always known: this land was never empty.

Justice for Kumanjayi White: Snap Rally - Friday 6 June - 5:30pm - Victorian Parliament Steps, Spring Street, Melbourne Last week, Kumanjayi White was killed while being restrained by NT Police in a Coles supermarket in Mparntwe (Alice Springs).

Minister McCarthy supported an independent investigation — because that’s what Kumanjayi White’s family asked for. Now the NT Police are resisting, and the Minister has gone quiet. We need leadership, not silence. Minister McCarthy needs to step up. nit.com.au/02-06-2025/1...

Yesterday, Labor approved Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension. This is ecocide, and is part of the sophisticated genocide against First Peoples. Follow @saveoursonglines and support the Custodians fighting for Country: chuffed.org/project/jmxb... Read the full explainer on my Instagram.

Critical reading from Dr Amy McQuire: @amymcquire.bsky.social amymcquire.substack.com/p/an-aborigi...

My heart is with Warlpiri mob, the Yuendumu community, and all those grieving the shocking death in custody of a young Aboriginal man in Mparntwe yesterday, who died while being restrained by police outside a supermarket.

This morning I noticed the interview Nasser Mashni gave to ABC yesterday was quietly pulled from the ABC website without explanation. As the horror in Gaza escalates, it looks like ABC has chosen to supress a crucial Palestinian voice. The ABC should explain why. www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/27/n...

Albanese’s words are too little, too late. Weak words of condemnation are meaningless without action. His comments on Israel’s latest campaign of forced starvation come 597 days into the genocide in Gaza, while this government continues to supply weapon parts to the IOF.

Read my full piece here: www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...

Today, our children are still being abducted from family, kin, culture and Country, and pushed into a system where they are neglected, abused, and isolated. This new Parliament must mark the end of excuses. Labor must act. Read my piece in NITV: www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...

The Queensland Inquiry into the child removal system must deliver real change—not just another report that gathers dust. The 1997 Bringing Them Home report remains largely ignored. It’s time to stop stealing and jailing our children.

In Solidarity With: Uyghur People of East Turkistan. ‘In Solidarity With’ is a series exposing the colonial struggles of First Peoples from around the world. To learn more, visit @uyghurresistance and head to the link in my bio for some helpful resources and articles.

This report really is too little too late. Governments have known about the dangers of PFAS for years but are still failing to take decisive action. It’s time get serious and ban all PFAS chemicals at the source to stop more contamination. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Today on May 15, we mark the anniversary of the Nakba – the catastrophe. 77 years ago, over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced as the state of Israel was established on land historically recognised as Palestine.

To take a stand against Israel's Genocide in Palestine is to take a stand against the machine of colonialism, imperialism, capitalism and racialised domination. Liberation for Palestine is liberation for all First Peoples.

I send full solidarity to my Sovereign brothers and sisters of Te Pāti Māori — Aotearoa’s only Indigenous political party — who are facing disciplinary action for performing a Haka in their own House, on their own land.

Water is the veins that run through Country, like the veins in the mother’s body. If you hurt those veins, the body gets sick. That’s why we must protect our water for future generations. Read my interview with Inside Water about the PFAS inquiry: insidewater.com.au/a-national-c...

This election is being hailed as a progressive victory, reflecting what so-called Australia ‘really’ is. It's good that Dutton's loss may give politicians reason to pause before spouting racism and hatred, but Labor’s win doesn't reflect real progress. It's a vote for inaction and status quo.

I posted this one last week, but looping it back into this thread. The absolute worst statistic of the lot in my view - and a direct consequence of the racism let loose and not addressed front on over the past 2 decades.

Israel's extremist government says it will occupy and ethnically cleanse Gaza. Children are starving under Netanyahu's murderous blockade of food and medical supplies. Albanese must now stop being complicit and take real action. He has no excuse. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...

For three years, Labor claimed they couldn’t act without Dutton’s support. That was always cowardly. Now it’s completely untenable. Labor must move beyond excuses and meaningless words, and stop using First Peoples as a political football. Now is time for real action. Media release:

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri... “It’s using law and order to resolve complex social problems, underpinned by a lack of accessible and safe housing, lack of access to mental health and other services, and people not having their material needs met, along with structural racism.”

If you want to see action on justice for First Peoples, vote for those who will demand it. When you vote, put progressive minor parties and independents ahead of Labor and the Coalition. Pushing Labor into minority government will force them to work with outside voices. Read my piece in NIT:

Dr Mo and I reflected on the shared histories of genocide and forced displacement faced by our peoples — from Aboriginal land to Palestinian land. Dr Mo asked me what message I’d share with Palestinians, as a Sovereign Blak woman living on Stolen Land.

A leaked report has confirmed what Larrakia people and environmental experts have been saying all along — Labor's Middle Arm Gas Hub is an ecocidal disaster in the making. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-tho... “The government’s story is that the Red-Lines package is divisive and unnecessary because they claim Australia is already following international rules on genocide,” explained Senator Thorpe. “But that is a lie."

This morning, I joined Raf at @ABCradio to discuss how Dutton's culture war campaign is promoting racism, fear and distrust in this country. It's another reminder of why we must vote for progressive minor parties and independents this election. We

Today on ANZAC Day, I want to remember my pop, Corporal Harry Thorpe, who was one of the honourable Blakfellas who fought and died for this country.

Today I was honoured to meet Dr. Mohammed Mustafa, who has just returned from delivering lifesaving healthcare on the ground in Gaza.

Pre-polling is now open! If you're unable to vote on Election Day (Saturday 3 May), get on down to your electorate pre-polling booth and vote early! Let's end the two-party system and vote for change!

At least 590 First Nations people have died in custody since the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in Custody. No one has ever been found criminally responsible for any of their deaths. No one should die in prison. nit.com.au/15-04-2025/1...

Throwback to our beautiful Iftar dinner last week at Dardi's! We gathered together this Ramadan to share stories of solidarity and break the fast to meals cooked by Palestinian Chef Aheda. Thank you to Imam Alaa Elzokm for leading prayer and to everyone who came and supported.

Make sure you’re enrolled to make sure your vote counts! You have until 8PM Monday 7th of April! It’s easy, just head to the AEC website: aec.gov.au And help your aunties, uncles, friends and fam to make sure they’ve got their enrolment up to date.