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Australian senator [Thorpe] censured for heckling King
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| Contributor | Juan Croniqueur |
| Last Edited | Juan Croniqueur Nov 17, 2024 10:45pm |
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| Author | Hannah Ritchie |
| News Date | Monday, November 18, 2024 02:45:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Australian lawmakers have voted to censure an Aboriginal senator who heckled King Charles during his visit to Canberra last month, to express their "profound disapproval" of her protest.
Lidia Thorpe shouted "you are not my King" and "this is not your land" shortly after the King addressed the Great Hall of Parliament, in an effort to highlight the impacts of British colonisation.
The Senate's censure, which passed 46-12, described Thorpe's actions as "disrespectful and disruptive" and said they should disqualify her from representing the chamber as a member of any delegation.
A censure motion is politically symbolic but carries no constitutional or legal weight. |
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