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We can’t have that sort of thing here, because we do pride ourselves on being harmonious melting pot of the local community.”
The Australian Monarchist League is investigating legal avenues that may be necessary to remove her from the Parliament."
The Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition both gave extraordinary speeches and yet it will not be the crowds, nor the political figures and even not the King and Queen that will be remembered but the disgraceful and disgusting behaviour of Lidia Thorpe."
If we cannot find ways to make our countries more resilient to these shocks, we will not survive,
I see a family of some 2.5 billion people striving for peace, justice and mutual respect,
I was at a rally to call out the crimes committed by the Crown
Thorpe, who claims to be a Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung Indigenous woman, added Her outburst, which disrupted what should have been a respectful event, was both embarrassing and disrespectful to our nation and the Royal Family.
Krauatungalung Elder, Uncle Robbie Thorpe, issued this notice to the International Criminal Court on October 13 this year, requesting King Charles be charged and prosecuted for genocide.
Senator Thorpe has disgraced not only herself and the Australian Parliament, but every Australian man, woman and child,
I hope we fix this up before our next generation comes through,
You have shown great respect for Australians, even during times when we have debated the future of our own constitutional arrangements and the nature of our relationship with the Crown,
People have had haircuts, people have shined shoes, suits have been pressed and that's just the republicans,
Whether Australia becomes a republic is ... a matter for the Australian public to decide,
the Buckingham Palace letter said Let me also say how deeply I appreciated this morning's moving Welcome to Country ceremony, which offers me the opportunity to pay my respects to the traditional owners of the lands on which we meet, the Ngunnawal people, and all First Nations peoples who have loved and cared for this continent for 65,000 years,
To show such utter disrespect to King Charles, who has traveled to Australia, despite ongoing cancer treatment, is disgusting.”
Meanwhile, several current and former senators expressed disappointment over Thorpe's actions, with one writing There’s thousands of massacre sites in this country from invasion and someone needs to answer for that,
We’ll continue to resist the colony until we have a peacemaking treaty where we can celebrate this country together. We don’t need a king from another country to dictate to us what we do here.”
Speaking outside Parliament House, Thorpe told reporters Senator Thorpe demanded an apology from King Charles, I’d say it’s King Charles and the Australian people that should be demanding an apology from Senator Thorpe."
The king is not our sovereign; the king lives in your country. He’s from your country. He can’t be our king.”
It’s a historic occasion,
said royal fan Serena, who donned a jacket covered in Union Jack flags