Written by Constitutional lawyer weighs in on ‘heir’ vs ‘hair’ oath Constitutional lawyer Anne Twomey just spoke with ABC News Breakfast about the questions raised by Lidia Thorpe’s admission she had pledged allegiance to the sovereign’s “hairs” and not “heirs”, after her protest at the king’s parliamentary reception. Twomey said this matter would be sorted out by […]
First Aboriginal woman in parliament ‘deeply disappointed’ by Lidia Thorpe’s ‘outburst’ Nova Peris, a former senator and the first Aboriginal woman in the parliament, says she is “deeply disappointed” by Lidia Thorpe’s actions during King Charles’ parliamentary reception yesterday. In a post to X, Peris said that the “outburst” was “both embarrassing and disrespectful to […]
Confirming she will correct the record on Tuesday, Ms McDonald said: “What matters is that we respond fully to the young person in question and what matters is that the Dáil record is accurate.” Ms McDonald said the teen will be given “a full, unequivocal apology from me”. “He’s a young person who ought to […]
Australian senator explains why she heckled King Charles Lidia Thorpe is no stranger to controversy and it’s not the first time she’s voiced her views on the British monarchy. The Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung woman has been a senator for Victoria since 2020, the first Aboriginal senator from that state. Prior to that, she […]
CANBERRA, Australia – An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the royal visited Australia’s parliament on Monday. Sen. Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception for the royal couple after shouting that British colonizers have taken Indigenous land and bones. “You committed genocide against our people,” […]
Britain’s King Charles was heckled by an Australian senator Monday after he finished an address at the country’s parliament house in Canberra. Lidia Thorpe, an Indigenous Australian woman who sits as an independent, walked across the room toward the royal shortly after the monarch sat down on the stage next to his wife, Queen Camilla. […]
Abia North Senator Orji Kalu has said he earns a total of N14 million monthly in running costs, salary and allowances. Mr Kalu, a former governor of Abia State and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), however, said the N14 million monthly pay is not enough to buy fuel for his cars and manage […]
SOUTHBURY, CT — Election Day on Nov. 5 is fast approaching, and there are a number of key races on the ballot in Danbury. Patch reached out to candidates for office to get more information on their campaigns and the issues that are facing the city and state. Candidate’s Name: Jeff Desmarais What office are […]