Federal independent senator Lidia Thorpe was removed from the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade by police after lying down in front of a float, temporarily halting the parade. Read more:
Footage shows Indigenous independent senator Lidia Thorpe lying on her back in front of a truck on Oxford Street during the Saturday night parade.Federal senator Lidia Thorpe was moved on from the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade by police after footage showed her lying on the street and temporarily halting the parade.
"About 9pm last night a woman lay in front of a float on Oxford Street, momentarily preventing the progress of the parade," NSW Police told AAP on Sunday.
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