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7 August 2026

'Racism is like a cancer': Senator Lidia Thorpe joins growing calls for royal commission

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Source reporting: SBS News

'Racism is like a cancer': Senator Lidia Thorpe joins growing calls for royal commission

The Djab Wurrung, Gunnai, and Gunditjmara senator said a royal commission would have the power to "hold everyone to account".

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