Australia’s Senate on Monday censured an Indigenous woman parliamentarian over her protest against King Charles during his visit to the parliament last month when she accused the British monarch of genocide.
Thorpe’s protest was disruptive and she did not respect the democratic institutions, the motion said.
“I’ll do it again, and I’ll do it every time,” Thorpe shouted in parliament when Simon Birmingham, the opposition leader in the Senate, was making his comments on the motion.
She was told to recite the affirmation — a form of parliamentary oath that omits a reference to God — as written.
Their ancestors arrived on the continent some 50,000 years before British colonists yet were marginalized during colonial rule and are not mentioned in Australia’s 123-year-old constitution.
Persons:
King Charles, Lidia Thorpe, Charles ’, ”, “, ” Thorpe, Simon Birmingham, Thorpe, Queen Elizabeth II, —
Organizations:
Independent, Labor, Senate
Locations:
Australia’s, British, Australia