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Lidia Thorpe's Explosive Threat [Video Below] Senator Lidia Thorpe 's Explosive Threat: "I'll Burn Down Parliament House " – A Fiery Stand or Dangerous Rhetoric? In a moment that's sent shockwaves through Australian politics, independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has once again thrust herself into the spotlight – this time with a threat that could make even the most seasoned parliamentarian pause. Speaking at a pro-Palestine rally in Melbourne on October 12, 2025, Thorpe declared she was prepared to "burn down Parliament House" if that's what it took to amplify her voice on Indigenous rights and the plight of Palestinians. As thousands gathered amid nationwide protests against Israel's actions in Gaza, her words weren't just provocative – they were a lit match tossed into an already volatile political tinderbox. But what exactly did she say, why did she say it, and how has the backlash unfolded? Let's break it down.

  Lidia Thorpe Photo YouTube Senator Lidia Thorpe: I rise today as a senator for the grassroots black sovereign movement, a movement that has existed in this country for tens of thousands of generations. It's a movement that I was raised in, and a movement that my children and grandchildren are being raised in. Sovereignty has never been ceded in this country. The generations of staunch black activists who came before me fought not for themselves but for the continuation and survival of the oldest culture on this planet, and for the generations to inherit their cultural birthright that is sovereignty unceded. Sovereignty may seem like a new and uncomfortable concept within the walls of this building because this place was built with a vision that my sovereign body would never walk a foot in here and that my ancestors' stories of fight, of pain and of survival would not survive the war this building declared on them, on us and on me. Well, I stand here to declare that we are sti...

Senator Hanson and Thorpe The Greens Senator Lidia THORPE: MATTERS OF URGENCY - National Security: I rise to speak on this motion, and I thank Senator Lines for putting it before this chamber. It's very disturbing to hear the comments that people are making in this chamber. This is absolutely critical right now in this country because it is getting worse, and there is deep division in this country where we are meant to be uniting—as people who represent our constituents and the people of Australia. It's deeply saddening that we have a government who is so connected to the far-Right, to the fascists, to the Nazis. It's deeply disturbing. I have been on the receiving end of these racists, these violent perpetrators that don't like anybody else but themselves and the whiteness that they bring. When I was 14 and I started my first job, I rocked up to work one day and there was 'coon' written across the window, in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. When I had my first child,...