Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe's vocal protest against King Charles has attracted global headlines. The Federal Opposition Leader is demanding she consider resigning from federal parliament, after the Senator accused the King of being complicit in genocide.
Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe's vocal protest against King Charles has attracted global headlines. The Federal Opposition Leader is demanding she consider resigning from federal parliament, after the Senator accused the King of being complicit in genocide.On the final day of his tour, King Charles has broken royal tradition - embracing an Indigenous man, Michael Welsh, who was taken from his family and sent to an abusive boys home.
That quest for sovereignty is now making international headlines - following Indigenous Senator, Lidia Thorpe's protest during a parliamentary reception on Monday ]. Senator Thorpe says she was forced to heckle the King after her several letters and requests for a meeting were ignored. In a post on X she says the outburst was both embarrassing, and disrespectful to the nation and the Royal Family."Pretty disrespectful and not just to the King, but to the many great Australians that had gathered in the Great Hall. I was standing next to a number of great Australians who were pretty shocked, and didn't quite understand why this was going on."
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