Lidia Thorpe is in the news after condemning far-right violence and protests in Australia. She’s Victoria’s first Aboriginal senator, born in 1973.
A man in Perth has been charged after allegedly throwing a homemade explosive at an Indigenous rally on Australia Day. The device did not detonate, no injuries occurred, and authorities are investigating the incident as a potential terrorist act motivated by racist ideology. The event has heightened concerns over rising hate crimes against First Nations Australians.