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● Northern suburbs-based Senator Lidia Thorpe. ■ The behaviour of Melbourne northern suburbs-based Senator Lidia Thorpe is in the national spotlight. Nine Newspapers journalist Lisa Visentin reported this week that the Senator’s former chief-of-staff said Senator Thorpe’s behaviour made him says he was scared and appalled. David Mejia-Canales claimed the concern■ Fawkner Divisional Response Unit deing behaviour was in an outburst in a meeting tectives have charged five people after 1200 with two Indigenous community leaders at Parclothing items, allegedly stolen and believed liament House last year. to be worth over $60,000, were recovered during five warrants following a two-month The ex-staffer described the Senator’s investigation. behaviour as among the most unprofessional Police carried out search warrants at propconduct he has ever witnessed. erties on Meakin Avenue and Fairways Av“The claims by Thorpe’s ex-top adviser reenue in Deer Park, as well as Tarlee Drive in inforce the account of the meeting by AborigiAlbanvale and Clarice Drive in St Albans on nal elder Aunty Geraldine Atkinson, aged in Thursday, September 15. her 70s, who has previously alleged the tirade of A further warrant was conducted on abuse levelled at her by the senator distressed Chatsworth Avenue in Ardeer on Wednes- her so much that she sought medical attention day last week (Sep. 21). from the parliamentary nurse,” said the report. The warrants follow an investigation into Senator Thorpe, whose electorate office is alleged large-scale shop thefts at retail clothin Collingwood, is the Deputy Leader of the Ausing stores across Melbourne. tralian Greens in the Senate. Large amounts of cash, around $60,000 Mr Mejia-Canales resigned from Senator of high-value liquor alleged to be proceeds of Thorpe’s office in June, and accompanied her crime and cannabis plants were also discovto the meeting with Aunty Geraldine Atkinson ered at the properties. and Marcus Stewart, the co-chairs of the First A 57-year-old Deer Park woman was Peoples’Assembly of Victoria. charged with four counts of shop theft, hanAlso present was the duo’s policy adviser, dling stolen goods and two counts of dealing Nicole Schlesinger, to discuss the state’s treaty property suspected of being the proceeds of crime. A 38-year-old Deer Park woman was process in a committee room in Parliament House, Canberra, on June 22, 2021. charged with 24 counts of shop theft and culMr Mejia-Canales said he still did not know tivating a narcotic plant. A 42-year-old Deer why Senator Thorpe had agreed to the meeting Park man was charged with 18 counts of shop only to proceed “to behave so badly”. theft, six counts of attempted theft and asIn an email to Aunty Geraldine Atkinson, he sault of an emergency service worker. A 35wrote: ““Since that meeting, I have wanted to year-old St Albans woman was charged with reach out to you to apologise because the con42 counts of shop theft. A 59-year-old St duct that I witnessed at that meeting was by far Albans woman was ALSO charged. one of the most unprofessional displays I have ever seen, not just during the length of my career, but in my life,.” He said that the meeting “went so wrong and so quickly” and said his “biggest regret” was not ending the meeting sooner. He said he ended the meeting by getting a colleague to phone. “I hope that you can understand that I was scared and in shock because I have never, ever been in that situation at work. ““This apology is from me and me alone both DELIVERING 7 DAYS A WEEK in my personal capacity but also as an employee, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8 M3 BINS because no person should ever have to experience such appalling behaviour, let alone in their own workplace,” he said.
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