Official parliamentary portrait of Thorpe, Lidia. Source: Parliament of Australia.
AU

Thorpe, Lidia

Senator

Senator for Victoria

Independent

Senate

48th Parliament · First elected 2020

Source · Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia

Official parliamentary portrait · Parliament of Australia · Last verified 2026-07-12

Verified Australian Government Public Record

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Executive Summary
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Thorpe, Lidia is a current Senator, according to the Parliament of Australia Handbook.

Folio currently holds verified records covering parliamentary interests, drawn from 1 official publisher. No verified records for political donations, government procurement, and lobbying registrations are currently linked.

Official Public Office
Official Parliamentary Record
Current office
Senator
Chamber
Senate
State
Victoria
Party
Independent
Status
Current Member
First elected
4 Sept 2020
Current Parliament
48th
Jurisdiction
AU

Official Sources

Publisher: Parliament of Australia · Verification: Official Parliamentary Record · Last verified 2026-07-12

Coverage Matrix

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  • Parliamentary Interests

    Interests declared on the Senate or House Register of Interests.

    Records available · 9 records

    Publisher: Parliament of Australia

  • Political Donations

    Gifts and donations disclosed to the AEC.

    No records currently linked

    Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission

  • Government Procurement

    Contracts awarded to or by Australian Government agencies.

    No records currently linked

    Publisher: AusTender · Department of Finance

  • Government Grants

    Grants awarded by Australian Government agencies.

    Configured, not yet populated

    Publisher: GrantConnect · Department of Finance

  • Lobbying Registrations

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    No records currently linked

    Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department

  • Timeline

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    Records available · 9 records

    Publisher: Multiple government publishers

  • Relationship Network

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    Records available · 1 record

    Publisher: Derived from official records

  • Official Government Documents

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    No records currently linked

    Publisher: Original publishers

  • State & Territory Registers

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    Dataset not yet enabled

    Publisher: State & Territory parliaments

  • Ministerial Diaries

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    Dataset not yet enabled

    Publisher: Prime Minister & Cabinet

Public Profile

Official Role

Senator

Victoria

Government Sources

1 official publisher

Latest Activity

9 July 2026

Timeline

9 events

Relationship Network

1 verified relationship

Linked Organisations

1

Official Portrait

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  • Political Donations

    Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission

  • Government Procurement

    Publisher: AusTender · Department of Finance

  • Government Grants

    Publisher: GrantConnect · Department of Finance

  • Lobbying Registrations

    Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department

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Key organisations mentioned

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Timeline

Chronology of 9 verified public-record events, grouped by publisher.

  1. Parliamentary Register of Interests (senate)
    9 declarations· Latest lodged 9 July 2026Expand ▾
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 3. Real estate, including the location (suburb or area only) and the purpose for which it is owned

      Preston, VIC — Residential

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 11. Gifts valued at more than $750 received from official sources (such sources being an Australian or foreign national, State, provincial or local Government or a person holding an office in such a Gover

      Qantas Chairman's Club membership

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 6. Liabilities, indicating the nature of the liability and the creditor concerned

      Mortgage on Residential Property — Bank Australia

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise

      Membership - Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 9. The nature of any other assets (excluding household and personal effects) each valued at more than $7,500

      Superannuation account

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 8. Saving or investment accounts, indicating their nature and the name of the bank or other institutions concerned

      Savings account — Bank Australia

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 10. The nature of any other substantial sources of income

      Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership Legacy Grant for international travel to the UN in Geneva

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise

      Membership - Victorian Aboriginal Health Service

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise

      Membership - GLaWAC

      source
Publisher · Multiple official publishersDataset · Aggregated timelineVerification · Source-backedLast updated · 9 July 2026

Relationship Network

How does Thorpe, Lidia connect to other entities on the public record?

1 verified connection

This profile currently connects to 1 verified entity across 1 official government publisher.

1

Organisations

9

Interests

Connected entities

1

Relationship types

1

Official datasets

1

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1 / 1

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  • Organisation · 1

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Parliamentary Interests

9 declarations grouped by canonical category.

Property
1
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  • Preston, VIC — ResidentialSenatesource
Gifts
1
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  • Qantas Chairman's Club membershipSenatesource
Liabilities
1
Expand ▾
  • Mortgage on Residential Property — Bank AustraliaSenatesource
Savings & investment accounts
1
Expand ▾
  • Savings account — Bank AustraliaSenatesource
Other assets
1
Expand ▾
  • Superannuation accountSenatesource
Other income sources
1
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  • Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership Legacy Grant for international travel to the UN in GenevaSenatesource
Other interests
3
Expand ▾
  • Membership - GLaWACSenatesource
  • Membership - Eastern Maar Aboriginal CorporationSenatesource
  • Membership - Victorian Aboriginal Health ServiceSenatesource
Publisher · Parliament of AustraliaDataset · Register of InterestsVerification · Source-backed

Political Donations

Has this entity made or received political donations disclosed to the AEC?

0 transactions · $0

No matching official records are currently linked from the datasets presently ingested. Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission.

Lobbying

Which Commonwealth or State/Territory lobbyist registers mention this entity?

0 records

No matching official records are currently linked from the datasets presently ingested. Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department (and State/Territory registers).

Connected Organisations

Which organisations, agencies or parties appear alongside Thorpe, Lidia on the public record?

1 verified connections
NameRelationshipPublisherVerify
Qantas Chairman's Clubdeclared interest inParliamentary Register of Interests (senate)source

Connected People

Which other people appear alongside Thorpe, Lidia on shared official records?

0 verified connections

No other people have yet been linked to this person from currently ingested official records.

Official Affiliations

Indirect affiliations recorded on the Parliament of Australia Handbook. These are not investigative relationships.

  • ChamberSenate
  • State/TerritoryVictoria
  • PartyIndependent

Official Government Documents

Every document below is published by an Australian Government body and can be opened directly from its original source.

KindDatasetDateDescriptionVerify
parliamentParliament of Australia — Handbook12 July 2026Official Parliament Profile (Handbook)open source
interestParliament of Australia — Register of Interests12 July 2026Register of Interests — profile pageopen source
interestParliament of Australia — Latest DeclarationLatest declaration documentopen source
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Official sources

Parliamentary Register of Interests (House)

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Parliamentary Register of Interests (Senate)

0 records

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Federal Register of Lobbyists

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AEC Donations (Declared Gifts)

0 records

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AusTender (Government Contracts)

0 records

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Key information

Full name

Thorpe, Lidia

Current role

Senator

Parliament

48th Parliament

Chamber

Senate

Party

Independent

First elected

2020-09-04

Jurisdiction

AU

Source datasets

1

Timeline events

9

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