Liberals say Greens senator is unfit to sit in parliament and will attempt to refer her to privileges committee for investigation
Thorpe was a member of the joint committee on law enforcement from February 2021 to April 2022, during which time it reviewed the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s powers to conduct special operations and investigations, which include activities to combat outlaw motorcycle gangs.
Labor senator Helen Polley, the chair of the law enforcement committee, told Guardian Australia her committee “deals with highly classified and sensitive material in relation to security information”. “Therefore the integrity of the committee must be upheld at all times. Guardian Australia does not suggest that Thorpe shared any confidential information with any person not authorised to receive it.
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