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HISTORICAL FACTS: Dorinda cox - The Untold Story

Indigenous Australians share the racist messages they receive online: ‘No one’s feeling safe’

Australia has announced an inquiry into racism and hate directed at First Nations people, as Lidia Thorpe says racism has ‘never been this bad’

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sarah Hanson-Young on the social media ban as a risky ‘fake silver bullet’

The Greens have suffered a year of significant setbacks. The election saw their numbers go backwards, losing three of their four lower house seats, then one of their senators, Dorinda Cox, defected to Labor.

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Aged care waiting lists a ‘calculated denial of services’ that could be fatal, Senate inquiry warns

Greens-chaired inquiry says system should be demand driven despite Labor’s dissenting view that this could cause unintended flow-on issues

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WA senator Dorinda Cox accuses Greens of being ‘deeply racist’ and says ‘I am not a bully’

Senator who defected to Labor says Greens have ‘toxic culture’ and have failed First Nations people

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Defections are fairly common in Australian politics. But history shows they are rarely a good career move

For many years now, Australian political scientists have pointed out that established partisan allegiance is in decline. In 1967, 36% of Coalition supporters and 32% of Labor voters reported lifetime voting for their side. At the 2022 election, the Australian Election Study found the figures to be 16% and 12%.

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Grattan on Friday: Albanese will need some nuance in facing a female opposition leader

Anthony Albanese loves a trophy, especially a human one. He prides himself on his various “captain’s pick” candidates – good campaigners he has steered into seats.

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Lidia Thorpe urges Albanese to ‘do his homework’ as PM insists Dorinda Cox allegations have been ‘dealt with’

Independent senator – who made complaint about Cox – says Labor needs to take bullying allegations in the workplace seriously

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Final counting shows polls understated Labor in 2025 election almost as much as they overstated it in 2019

With almost all primary votes now counted to two-party preferred (as I explained on May 29), Labor has won the national two-party vote by a 55.3–44.7 margin, although this may drop to a 55.2–44.8 margin once the remaining votes from Bradfield come in.

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Morning Mail: Lidia Thorpe reveals complaint against Dorinda Cox, Victorian Liberals accused of hypocrisy, Putin ‘has to’ respond to drone attack

Thorpe rejects Anthony Albanese’s claim that allegations about Cox have been ‘dealt with’

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Lidia Thorpe reveals she made bullying complaint about Dorinda Cox which remains unresolved

Independent senator disputes Anthony Albanese’s claim allegations against Greens-turned-Labor senator have been ‘dealt with’

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New beginning for Greens after senator's defection

The Greens have taken their first steps towards a fresh start by unveiling new portfolio allocations following some major political setbacks.

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'Serious test' for Greens as senator defects to Labor

The Greens will need to decide what they stand for, as the minor party is accused of having lost its way after a second Indigenous senator quits its ranks.

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Complaints from cricket fans as Ashes tickets go on sale – as it happened

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Bombshell defection boosts Labor's majority in Senate

Greens senator Dorinda Cox has defected to Labor, saying her values better aligned with the government despite having heavily criticised its policies.

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Call for national register of women killed by violence

Political leaders have been criticised for failing to attend rallies being held around Australia to call for an end to deadly violence against women.

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Greens senator Dorinda Cox says ‘significant missing context’ in reports of alleged bullying

West Australian senator acknowledges ‘challenges’ in office and apologised for ‘the distress this may have caused’

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Teen's custody death triggers call for justice overhaul

The death of a second Indigenous teenager in custody in less than a year has prompted calls for an overhaul of the youth justice system.

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'Unresolved justice' for families of murdered women

A landmark report into missing and murdered First Nations women and children is merely "tinkering at the edges" and won't deliver justice, an expert has warned.

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The report on murdered and missing Indigenous women and children fails to hold anyone to account. It’s not enough

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains mentions of someone who has died.

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Murdered Indigenous women, kids report 'demands action'

Parliament is being urged to "put some teeth" into action recommended by an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children.

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Landmark report on murdered Indigenous women condemned as ‘weak’ and ‘toothless’

Dorinda Cox asks ‘what will it take to have change?’ as Alison Bairnsfather-Scott says ‘Australia has really let us down’

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Murdered Indigenous women, kids 'got little justice'

An inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children wants a review into policing practices across the nation, after handing down a final report.

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‘Little if any justice’ for many murdered and missing First Nations women and children, landmark report finds

Outcomes for Indigenous women and children ‘often predictable and preventable’ yet continue to happen, senator Paul Scarr says

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Government 'talking through' Makarrata process, PM says

The government is being accused of abandoning its commitment to truth-telling and treaty as the prime minister says it is "talking through" a Makarrata process.

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The Greens have proposed a truth and justice commission. What is it and how would it work?

The plan is to start a national truth-telling process about ‘historic and ongoing’ injustices against Indigenous Australians. Here’s what it would entail

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