Lidia Thorpe welcomes sovereignty assurances over voice but remains undecided

Lidia Thorpe said on Q+A that she would not reveal her final position on the voice until ‘I see action’ on raising the age of criminal responsibility. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has welcomed a government assurance that the Indigenous voice to parliament will not cede First Nations sovereignty while also emphasising additional caveats on her position.

Senator Thorpe has been a vocal opponent of the voice and may break ranks with her federal party to oppose the body unless she is satisfied that it “guarantees First Nations sovereignty is not ceded”.