Australian senators have voted to censure an Indigenous colleague who yelled at King Charles III during a reception in Parliament House last month.

Summary

Australian senators censured Senator Lidia Thorpe for her outburst against King Charles III during his visit, calling him a colonizer and demanding land and reparations. Thorpe defended her actions, stating she would repeat them if Charles returned.

  • werefreeatlast@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    But before she did that I didn’t even know her name. Now I know of the great Lidia Thorpe. In Spanish Thorpe sounds like Torpe which means like careless goofy. But let me tell you, I was driving home from work Friday when I heard that woman roar.

    I mean she might could be like MTG, I don’t know anything about Australia. But one thing I know is that she’s part of my brown people. At least from that perspective I can totally understand her and her desire to prevent more damage and to instead try to lift her people.