Lidia Thorpe to lodge racism complaint against Greens

Independent Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe says she will lodge a racism claim with the Australian Human Rights Commission against the Greens, in a further fallout with the party months after alleging she had been bullied by several of her former colleagues.Insiders

Independent Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe says she will lodge a racism complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission against the Greens.A spokesman for Thorpe declined to comment further on Sunday when asked to clarify whether the complaint concerned allegations of racism by Greens MPs or within the party more broadly.

“The Greens are committed to stamping out racism wherever it occurs, in workplaces everywhere and in institutions like parliament,” the spokeswoman said.It is the latest in a series of allegations the Victorian senator has made about her treatment while a Greens member,she quit the party due to bullying by a “few senators within the Greens”.

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