About Lidia Thorpe
Lidia Thorpe is an Independent senator for Victoria and has been a senator since 2020. She previously sat as a member of the Australian Greens until February 2023, and was member for Northcote in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2018. Her Facebook and Instagram ads currently focus on Indigenous issues.
- Born
- 18 August 1973, Carlton, Victoria
- Education
- Diploma of Community Development, Swinburne University of Technology (2007)
- Previous seat
- Northcote, Victorian Legislative Assembly (2017 to 2018)
- Elected to Northcote
- Northcote state by-election, 18 November 2017
- Appointed to Senate
- Filled Senate vacancy, 4 September 2020 (joint sitting)
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
- Spent on ads
- $400–$499
- Ads seen
- 1
- Running now
- 1
What the ads are about
Topics read from the ads we've analysed so far, by number of ads.
- Indigenous1 ad
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Party and seat checked against the Parliament House member list on 11 November 2026.
