King says Australia’s climate leadership of ‘critical importance’ in Parliament House address disrupted by Indigenous senator’s protest
King Charles III has declared Australia’s leadership on climate change is of “absolute and critical importance” in a lightning-fast visit to Canberra, blemished only by a senator’s protest about the involvement of the monarchy in stealing Aboriginal land.
“Australia has all of the natural ingredients to create a more sustainable, regenerative way of living, by harnessing the power with which nature has endowed the nation. Whether it be wind or its famous sunshine, Australia is tracking the path towards a better and safer future.”'You are not my king': Lidia Thorpe removed after heckling King Charles on Australia visit – video
The royal couple’s six-hour visit to Canberra on their second day of official appearances in Australia was swift but met mostly with excitement from the thousands who showed up to the tight schedule of events. His owner, Robert Fletcher, said Hephner was a monarchist and thought it was a great opportunity to “dress him up as royalty and bring him today”.Passionate monarchist Elaine Hoskins, who drove up from Melbourne, said the king had been the pin-up boy on her wall since she was 12. At 75, the same age as King Charles, her feverish jubilance is yet to die off.
Kathy Carter and her family brandished homemade “we love you” signs for the king and queen. Camilla stopped to briefly speak with them, a treat for Carter and her elderly mother.
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