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Australian lawmakers have voted to censure an Aboriginal senator who heckled King Charles during his visit to Canberra last month, to express their “profound disapproval” of her protest. Lidia Thorpe shouted “you are not my King” and “this is not your land” shortly after the King addressed the Great Hall of Parliament, in an effort […]
November 18, 2024 11:06 | News The Senate has reprimanded independent senator Lidia Thorpe over her protest at a parliamentary ceremony for King Charles during the monarch’s Australian tour. Government leader Penny Wong said the senator’s outburst sought to “incite outrage and grievance”. “This is part of a trend that we do see internationally which, […]
Senate passes censure motion against Lidia Thorpe Josh Butler The Senate has passed the censure motion against Lidia Thorpe. The motion received 46 yes and 12 no votes, passing easily. The Senate is now moving on to the proposed censure against Ralph Babet, for a tweet he made last week. Opposition Senate leader Simon Birmingham […]
Senator Lidia Thorpe has claimed a Liberal senator whispered to her “don’t play up” before she yelled at King Charles in the Great Hall of Parliament House on Monday. King Charles visited Australia’s highest office to address MPs and senators as part of his five-day Royal Tour to Australia with Queen Camilla. His visit was […]
‘Women, we make up our own minds, it’s a thing’: Spender Wrapping up her press club appearance, Allegra Spender was asked about a recent article in the Financial Review stating she had asked them to remove a reference to Simon Holmes à Court from the powerbroking list. Was that true? Spender said “I did”, and […]
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 […]
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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 […]
Thorpe removed from reception after yelling ‘you stole from us’ at king Karen Middleton Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has been removed from a parliamentary reception for King Charles and Queen Camilla after yelling “this is not your country” and “you are not my king” and “fuck the colony”. After King Charles concluded his speech, Thorpe […]
Athers and Nasser pay tribute to their friend and teammate Graham Thorpe on this week’s episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast. They also look ahead to England men’s Test series against Sri Lanka, and how Ollie Pope will take on captaincy duties in the absence of the injured Ben Stokes. Plus, they chat about […]