Lidia Thorpe claims she was ‘attacked with a weapon’ after a terrifying incident in Brisbane as the Labor conference was underway
Lidia Thorpe claims she was attacked ‘with a gun’ in the streets of Brisbane.
The independent senator said the terrifying incident happened while Labor’s national conference was underway nearby.
“So the Labor Love last weekend put my safety at risk,” she said in a Twitter post.
“As a result, I was attacked with a gun in the streets of Brisbane. Say it right!’
Labor believers from across the country gathered in Brisbane on August 17 for a three-day political conference.
Lidia Thorpe claims she was attacked ‘with a gun’ in the streets of Brisbane
“So the Labor Love last weekend put my safety at risk,” she said in a Twitter post. “As a result, I was attacked with a gun in the streets of Brisbane. Say it right!’
The streets of Brisbane were flooded with trade unionists, politicians and protesters during the national conference (pictured).
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese kicked off the conference by calling for support for the Voice to Parliament referendum, alongside a scathing attack on the Liberal party for having a “pathological problem with ever saying the word yes”.
Over the course of the event, Labor politicians, business leaders, trade unionists, activists and ordinary members mingled and debated the framework of the government’s agenda.
Ms Thorpe was the most recent guest at the National Press Club, where she urged the Prime Minister to call off the referendum.
Ms Thorpe said she is advocating on behalf of her people for the government to implement some of the recommendations from reports on the number of Indigenous incarcerations and the removal of children from homes.
She doesn’t think a Voice to Parliament will have any power to bring about demonstrable change among First Nations people, and instead argues that there are ways to improve lives without a referendum.
‘There is no progress. There is false hope. We deserve better,” she said.
“This is why we have to call off the referendum. It has only caused damage and division, and why? There will be no change until this society changes.
“What we need is an end to the war against our people that started the day the boats arrived.”