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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Butler and Lorena Allam

Greens to support Indigenous voice to parliament after Lidia Thorpe quits party

Composite image of Lidia Thorpe and Adam Bandt
Senator Lidia Thorpe and leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt. The Greens party room is expected to support the Indigenous voice to parliament. Composite: Diego Fedele | AAP and ABC

The Greens party room agreed to support the Indigenous voice to parliament in a special meeting on Monday night, just hours after Senator Lidia Thorpe quit the party over her concerns regarding the consultation body.

“The Greens will support the Voice referendum … we want the referendum to succeed,” party leader Adam Bandt said in a statement on Monday evening.

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