Is taking offence the new form of protest? If so, then senator Lidia Thorpe, the Green-turned-independent whose disruptions of parliament have become commonplace, could teach a masterclass in it.

Even on her way out of Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport on Thursday night, Lidia Thorpe was still drawing attention to herself. While the rest of the Senate sat late into the night in Canberra on ...

Which brings me to Senator Lidia Thorpe, who, while not violent, also throws a tanty when she hears something she doesn’t like. Senator Lidia Thorpe (right) interrupts Senator Pauline Hanson in ...

Two Australian personalities – senator Lidia Thorpe and former CFMEU boss John Setka – demonstrate this behaviour perfectly. Let’s look at Thorpe’s actions first. Earlier this week she ...