Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe was suspended from the Senate after tearing up a motion and throwing it at Pauline Hanson during a debate on Fatima Payman’s dual citizenship. Labor and the Coalition voted 46 to 11 to suspend her.
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe suspended from Senate after wild outburst at Pauline Hanson over Fatima Payman ’s dual citizenship
The Victorian independent Senator will now be unable to sit in the Senate chamber on Thursday, the final sitting day for the year. Ms Thorpe has been suspended from Parliament after tearing up a motion and throwing it at Ms Hanson. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman"There have been dozens of instances, including multiple instances, of Senator Thorpe making inappropriate, sometimes abusive comments towards other senators and then disrupting proceedings by refusing to withdraw," Ms Wong said.
Senator Lidia Thorpe in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman
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