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An indigenous Australian politician who interrupted King Charles during his recent visit to the nation has faced disciplinary action.
Senator Lidia Thorpe challenged the King at a reception held in Parliament House, Canberra, in October.
“Return our land. Return what you have taken from us! Our remains, our ancestors, our children, our people,” she shouted at the monarch.
“You have ravaged our land. We demand a treaty!”
She further declared: “You are not our monarch, you hold no sovereignty… you have inflicted genocide upon our people.”
Her attempts to approach the King were thwarted by security, who escorted her out of the chamber.
During his October visit to Australia, Lidia Thorpe confronted the King. Pic: Reuters
In a symbolic act indicating the disapproval of her peers, she has been formally reprimanded in a recent vote.
The motion was approved by a margin of 46 votes to 12.
Penny Wong, the Senate leader for the government, remarked that Ms. Thorpe’s outburst intended to “provoke outrage and resentment”.
She continued: “This behavior is part of a broader international trend which, to be frank, we do not require here in Australia.”
In response, Ms. Thorpe tore a printout of the vote and told reporters: “I am unfazed by the censure motion… I plan to utilize it as firestarter. I am proud to have stood up to the colonizing king.”
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This marked the first time in 13 years that a British monarch visited Australia.
Ms. Thorpe asserted: “Should the colonizing king set foot in my country again, our land, I will confront him once more.
“And I will continue to do so. I will resist colonization in this nation. I pledge my loyalty to the true sovereigns of these lands; the First Peoples are the genuine sovereigns. A random king cannot simply arrive and claim sovereignty.”
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Senator Mehreen Faruqi, affiliated with the Greens party, voiced her opposition to the censure motion, stating: “The environment of white privilege that surrounds this parliament is a pervasive issue.
“That is the reason we are gathered today, discussing the censure of a black senator for expressing the reality of the British Crown’s genocide against First Nations individuals in her own words.”
The voting occurred prior to Ms. Thorpe’s arrival on a flight from Melbourne. She had expressed a desire to be present, yet government senators declined to postpone the vote.
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Individuals of Indigenous descent comprise less than 4% of Australia’s overall population and represent the country’s most marginalized ethnic community.
