Lidia Thorpe

Yeah, well it's great that you and the Save the Preston Markets campaign is going.

I saw that Lydia Thorpe had also put a very supportive video online urging people to put in their submissions and to fight to keep it.

What other actions do you think listeners could be involved in to support your campaign?

Absolutely.

The release of documents regarding the federal government's fertiliser underwriting scheme has been delayed after a request for an extension.

The government was ordered to table documentation in September after a motion by independent Victorian Senator Lydia Thorpe.

It called for all ministerial submissions and decision briefs pertaining to selection criteria for the $7.5 billion fuel and fertiliser security facility delivered by Export Finance Australia to be tabled in Parliament by October 12.

But on Monday, Federal Agricultural Minister Julie Collins requested an extension.

Labor and Coalition senators have recommended the legislation be rejected, arguing the issue should be handled by the states and territories.

Independent Senator Lydia Thorpe is also pushing for a ban on strip searching children in detention.

Speaking at Parliament House in Canberra this morning, she's demanding federal action to end both practices.

Now, we saw yesterday the government handballing this responsibility to the states and territories.

Labor and coalition senators have recommended the legislation be rejected, arguing the issue should be handled by states and territories.

Independent Senator Lydia Thorpe is also pushing for a ban on strip-searching children in detention.

Speaking at Parliament House in Canberra this morning, she's demanding federal action to end both practices.

Now, we saw yesterday the government handballing this responsibility to the states and territories.

Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Susan MacDonald.

Staying with Parliament now, and Independent Senator Lydia Thorpe is pushing for a federal probe into child safety and removals.

It's expected Senator Thorpe will move a motion in the Senate today to establish a federal inquiry into what she calls a national crisis in child protection systems.

She's also drafted laws to ban shackling of women during childbirth, despite a Senate inquiry finding the matter was best left to the states and territories.

It's about policy.

It's not about whether the government can do it or not.

Independent Senator Lydia Thorpe.

Finally today, for most of us, internet service providers are usually all about offering faster connections and better coverage, but that rule doesn't seem to apply if you're Ukraine and your internet is supplied by Elon Musk's Starlink network.

And I think we should be careful about it.

And I like the way that you say in relation to someone like Lydia Thorpe that no, don't cancel her.

or whatever, because she said some things people wanted to cancel her for.

But no, let her speak because she shows how dangerous that kind of person and that kind of politics is.

The time for answering has expired.

Senator Thorpe.

Thank you.

Uh, my question is for the Minister for Women, Minister Gallagher.

Minister, Labor claims to oppose violence against women, yet your government plans to vote to continue to allow mothers to be shackled, chained down to the bed while they are in labor and giving birth.

How can you claim to care about women while allowing this state-sanctioned violence and torture to continue when your government has the power to stop it?

Thank you, Senator Thorpe.

Minister Gallagher.