Lidia Thorpe, an independent senator, was escorted out while shouting at King Charles.
Australian politician, Senator Lidia Thorpe heckles King Charles III during the ceremonial welcome and Parliamentary reception at the Australian Parliament House on Monday in Canberra, Australia. King Charles III attends the ceremonial welcome and Parliamentary reception at the Australian Parliament House on Monday in Canberra, Australia.
“We cannot bow to the colonizer, whose ancestors he spoke about in there are responsible for mass murder and mass genocide,” she told the broadcaster. In her minute-long protest, Thorpe called for a treaty between the British and Australia’s original inhabitants. Unlike in many other commonwealth states, including New Zealand,
Charles technically remains head of state in Australia, though all practical government duties are handled by the country’s parliament and prime minister. In 1999, Australia held aAustralian Senator Lidia Thorpe disrupts proceedings as Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla attend a Parliamentary reception hosted by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Jaydon at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, a long-time supporter of the republican movement, said there will not be another vote during his time in charge. Charles has previously said it isDear Abby: We're thinking of having our son's wife investigated, but we can't tell himDear Abby: She's another man's fiancee.
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