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Victorian senator says she will risk her seat to protest native logging



Victorian Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe says she is willing to risk losing her parliamentary position to continue protesting native logging.

Last week the state government proposed changes to protest laws which would raise the penalty for those found guilty of preventing or disrupting native forest logging in Victoria to up to a year in prison or up to $21,000 in fines.


Candidates awaiting a sentence for a crime punishable by a year or more in prison are ineligible to enter federal parliament, under section 44 of the Australian Constitution.


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