Australian senate censures Indigenous lawmaker who yelled at King Charles III

Australian senators voted to censure Indigenous Sen. Lidia Thorpe for yelling at King Charles III during his visit, with government leader Penny Wong criticizing her conduct as seeking to “incite outrage and grievance.” Thorpe’s expletive-laden rant accused Charles of genocide and colonization, leading to her removal from a reception. Despite opposition from Sen. Mehreen Faruqi, the censure motion passed, highlighting the ongoing debate around the British crown’s history of genocide against Australia’s Indigenous people.

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