Cox and Thorpe once had offices 20 metres apart,separated only by a mail room,but the Greens First Nations spokeswoman has now moved as far away as possible.
Months after Lidia Thorpe left the party over her opposition to the Voice,the party is still deeply divided on the referendum.
No campaigners are taking a “post-truth approach to politics” with the aim of polarising people,Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney says.
Greens senator Dorinda Cox is considering pressing charges against a former Senate candidate after an airport incident that sparked duelling police complaints.
MPs including Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor have been asked to apologise for misrepresenting the words of two judges to undermine an enshrined Indigenous Voice.
Dorinda Cox wants more detail to ensure a Yes vote,while another key adviser said the referendum was at risk of “dying on the principles” without more explanation.
Industry Minister Ed Husic is optimistic he will strike a deal with the Greens over the national reconstruction fund to create manufacturing jobs.
On her first day as an independent Thorpe said she was eager to meet with King Charles and challenged the government to put First Nations’ sovereignty into the Constitution.
An avowed radical,senator Lidia Thorpe joins the crossbench pledging to lead a black sovereignty movement in a move that creates a powerful bargaining position.
As recently as Friday there were murmurings from Greens members that Lidia Thorpe’s position as the party’s First Nations spokesperson was untenable. When she left,the only shock was in her timing.
Thorpe’s campaign against the Voice referendum comes as the Greens ready to announce their own position on the referendum early next week.