Far-left malcontents protested the Australian monarch's appearance in Parliament on Monday, heckling him and shouting about colonies and genocide.
A speech in the Australian Parliament on Monday was interrupted when Indigenous activist Senator Lydia Thorpe heckled Australia's head of state, King Charles, in the Great Hall of Parliament.
Thorpe, known to varying degrees of effectiveness but especially for his outright hostility to Australia's constitution and instruments of government, turned his back on the national anthem and began shouting his demands to Charles III, who was seated on stage alongside the Australian king. prime minister.
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla attend a parliamentary reception hosted by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his partner Jodi Jadon at Parliament House on Monday, October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. , Australian Senator Lydia Thorpe (left) filibusters. (Lucas Koch) /Pool photo via AP)
Thorpe wears a traditional Australian Aboriginal cloak Half British and half Australian Aboriginal She herself cried out about what she called genocide and land rights. she said as she was escorted out of the hall.
…You committed genocide against the people of our country. Please give us back our land. Give us back what you have stolen from us – our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people… You have destroyed our land. Please conclude a treaty. We want a treaty in this country. you are a genocide. This isn't your land, this isn't your land, you're not my king…fuck the colonies.
While Thorpe claims to have endured discrimination and is a strong voice on issues of race and oppression, her own father claims she had a comfortable childhood before becoming politically radicalized as a teenager. This interpretation is disputed. article australian Report these comments As:
“She was really spoiled. She never grew up doing nothing. She got everything she wanted and she knows it.”
[Her father] She said she became interested in political issues at age 16 or 17, aspired to become a politician and “became a racist”… “She's just a strong woman… that's what she is.” 's usual appearance.'
As reported in 2022, Ms Thorpe was part of a group protesting on a national day of remembrance of the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II, former Queen of Australia. However, the effectiveness of Thorpe's protest was somewhat undermined, as she and others were confused and decided that rather than staining the British Consulate General in Melbourne with fake blood, they would clearly use Portugal's historic emblem as part of the Portuguese nation. British royals when they raid a jewelry store they mistook for a chapter.
But Australia, which shares a monarchy with several countries including the UK as well as Canada, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, is not the only country that has been targeted by Thorpe's stunts in the past. As previously reported, she has also strongly opposed women's rights activists when it comes to transgender issues, and in 2023 she was busted by police for trying to disrupt a “Let Women Speak” event. It became.
King Charles, who normally resides in the UK, is on a nine-day visit to Australia. tour almost never happenedEarlier this year, the King was diagnosed with cancer and subsequent treatment was put on hold to facilitate travel, which meant a visit to nearby New Zealand had to be removed from the itinerary. .
