While there wasn't much in Labor's budget for our people beyond the status quo, we did achieve some justice for Stolen Generation survivors. Under this change, redress payments for survivors will no longer be included in aged care asset testing. nit.com.au/12-05-2026/2...

People are expressing outrage about how Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested, saying it was too public. He was arrested with no cuffs, not a hand on him, despite facing allegations of war crimes. I can’t help but think of the young Aboriginal boy wrongly arrested at gunpoint by the AFP on a Canberra bus.

Israel’s attacks in Lebanon are horrific. They've killed over 250 people and wounded more than a thousand in the last day. 1.1 million people are displaced. Lebanese people are paying the ultimate price. But Israel’s violence is also undermining the ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Racism Inquiry is accepting submissions from First Peoples until May 1st, 2026. For more info about the inquiry and for tips on how to make a submission, see my webiste here: www.lidiathorpe.com/racism_inquiry

We’re quickly approaching a year since Kumanjayi White died in custody, and still NT Police have made no prosecutions and given no resolution to the family. The family has been kept in the dark, and police have refused to release the footage of what happened. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Utterly horrific. Two young boys and their parents shot in the head by the IDF in the occupied West Bank while returning from a Ramadan shopping trip. The soldiers then beat and taunted the two surviving brothers, telling the boys they 'killed dogs'.

The opposition to the destruction of Binybara Lee Point has grown to the point that even Territory Labor is calling for a halt to this disastrous project. nit.com.au/10-03-2026/2...

Senator Hanson can distract with culture wars and call me a bitch as much as she wants - her record tells the real story of what she's about. 🧵

It is completely disingenuous for the Minister for Indigenous Australians to claim she stands with our people against David Connolly. Her own government signed off on his appointment and holds the power to remove him, but refuses to. nit.com.au/27-02-2026/2...

This morning, as mob and allies gathered in Darwin to protest the appointment of racist NT Administrator David Connolly, NT Police arrested and manhandled respected Larrakia Elder Eric Fejo on his own Country.

There's a few more days to apply, and we're assessing applications on a rolling basis as they come in, so don't delay! We're looking for someone who loves socials, content creation and digital strategy to join our team. More info and apply here: www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/Sena...

The Albanese Government refused to expand the terms of reference for the Antisemitism Royal Commission to examine racism against First Peoples and other communities. Instead, they claimed vague “social cohesion” wording would cover everything 🧵 nit.com.au/24-02-2026/2...

Three years ago a series of racist threatening letters were sent to the Victorian Greens. They were covered in white supremacist hate, swastikas and explicit threats against my life and my family. They were reported to police. But as far as I know nothing came of it 🧵 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Dumping Arrernte Senator Liddle from the Indigenous portfolio for Julian Leeser is a shameful move. Kerrynne understands the realities mob face, is hardworking and across the detail. This is just hollow politics and Leeser will be useless. All I can say: Fantastic. Great move. Well done, Angus.

When attacks have occurred against other communities, the government has spoken out strongly and acted quickly. First Peoples are asking why this attack against us is being treated so differently. Here's what they should do: nit.com.au/30-01-2026/2...

Albanese must lead a strong response to the Boorloo Day of Mourning bomb attack. After the horror at Bondi we saw that leadership on violence and racism is possible with political will. The same urgency is needed on rising threats against First Peoples. My response: nit.com.au/28-01-2026/2...

Racism, including antisemitism, is real and must be confronted. But Labor's new hate laws don’t do that. Instead, they selectively target communities and undermine our fundamental rights.

The neo-nazi attack on Camp Sovereignty was a direct attack on First Peoples - calculated and designed to intimidate, terrorise, and spread fear among our communities. nit.com.au/22-10-2025/2...

First the NT Attorney-General failed to declare her ties to Jake Danby — the man who killed an Aboriginal man and walked free. Now her department is caught interfering with the Supreme Court. This dodgy AG’s department needs to be investigated by ICAC.

Over the weekend, another young man's life was stolen by the system. At just 30 years old, he died alone inside the walls of Hakea prison. To his family, I send my love, solidarity, and strength. We must demand justice for his life taken too soon by this violent system.

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...