Calls for investigation into Lidia Thorpe's potential conflicts of interest

Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe is facing an internal investigation and the prospect of parliamentary censure, following revelations she failed to disclose a relationship with a former bikie boss. Key points: Senator Polley says she believes an investigation is the appropriate action to take Lidia Thorpe confirmed she "briefly dated" ex-bikie boss Dean Martin while on the law enforcement committee The Opposition says it will move a censure motion when parliament resumes next week The ABC revealed on Thursday that Senator Thorpe "briefly dated" the ex-president of the Victorian Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang, Dean Martin, while sitting on a parliamentary law enforcement committee which received confidential police briefings about organised crime. But prominent Indigenous leader Marcia Langton said that did not go far enough, and has also called on Mr Bandt to dump Senator Thorpe as the party's Indigenous affairs spokeswoman. Greens senator Lidia Thorpe resigns from deputy role Photo shows Lidia Thorpe, wearing traditional face paint and scarf over a deep red dress, speaks with a crowd of people watching. Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has resigned as the party’s deputy leader in the Senate, following revelations by the ABC that she was briefly in an undisclosed relationship with an ex-bikie boss last year.