#Auspol #Cox #Greens #Labor #Thorpe

on the bullying complaints: Lidia Thorpe has weighed in.

i won’t assume Thorpe defected from the greens because of Cox — Lidia Thorpe has always been very much her own person. and it seems there were many complaints about Cox, not just one. she [thorpe] is certainly not the sort of person who will <let go> of something she feels strongly is a matter of principle.

albanese dismissing stuff and saying it has been dealt with reeks of paternalism, and it might not have been his place to have any opinion on the accusations at all.

but that’s what we do in this country, isn’t it? we always leave the fox in charge of the hen-house, if you’ll pardon the expression. companies and industries regulate themselves, police investigate themselves, and parliament has its own system for dealing with what happens in parliament. it’s like vegas. sure, albo, if you say it;s sorted, it’s sorted.

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from the guardian:

<<Lidia Thorpe has revealed she was one of the people to complain to the parliamentary watchdog about the former Greens senator Dorinda Cox and has disputed Anthony Albanese’s claim that allegations about Cox had been “dealt with”.

The Western Australian Greens confirmed on Tuesday the party would end its independent investigation into allegations of bullying by Cox after she announced on Monday she would defect from the Greens to Labor… >>

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/04/lidia-thorpe-reveals-she-made-bullying-complaint-about-dorinda-cox-which-remains-unresolved-ntwnfb