Lidia Alma Thorpe is an Australian politician. She has been a senator for Victoria since 2020 and is the first Aboriginal senator from that state. She was a member of the Australian Greens until February 2023, when she quit the party over disagreements concerning the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and became a key figure in the "progressive No" campaign against the Voice referendum in October 2023. Thorpe served as the Greens' deputy leader in the Senate from June to October 2022.
Attendance
18%
Party-line
88%
Cross-bench
12%
Salary
$239K
Expenses (this parl.)
$68K
About
Lidia Alma Thorpe is an Australian politician. She has been a senator for Victoria since 2020 and is the first Aboriginal senator from that state. She was a member of the Australian Greens until February 2023, when she quit the party over disagreements concerning the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and became a key figure in the "progressive No" campaign against the Voice referendum in October 2023. Thorpe served as the Greens' deputy leader in the Senate from June to October 2022.
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Superannuation
We don't yet have a confirmed parliamentary entry year for this member, so we can't determine which superannuation scheme applies.
Background: The Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Scheme (PCSS) — a defined-benefit pension of up to 75% of salary — closed to new members in 2004. Members elected before 2004 remain on PCSS. Those elected from 2004 onward receive 15.4% employer contributions under PSSAP, in line with other public servants.
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Voting Record by Issue
Breakdown of Yes / No / Absent votes across tagged parliamentary divisions. (10 divisions in selected period)
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HIGH confidence overlap
Lobbyist: Governance/Integrity overlap
6 registered lobbying clients in this sector: WHK Audit and Insurance Pty Ltd (via RedStick Strategic Communications); Access to Justice for Western Sydney Campaign (via Garrie Gibson); Truth Justice and Healing Council (via 89 Degrees East Pty Ltd); Aged Care Justice (via BusinessAide Pty Ltd); ARC Justice (via Jo Scard Pty Ltd) and 1 more
Issue: integrity · Period: Current Register
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HIGH confidence overlap
Lobbyist: Labor/Social interest overlap
29 registered lobbying clients in this sector: Rail Tram and Bus Union (via DFO Consulting); Biocentral Laboratories (via The Trustee for Markeit Family Trust); Queensland Nurses Union (via Preferential Publications Pty Ltd); National Eating Disorders Collaboration (via Primary Communication Pty Ltd); Independent Education Union (NSW) (via Barton Deakin ) and 24 more
Issue: social-security · Period: Current Register
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