Thorpe said she had wanted to be in Parliament for the vote but government senators refused to wait.
Australia senate censures Lidia Thorpe, Indigenous lawmaker who yelled at King Charles III
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She also raised questions about the validity of her appointment to the Senate when she recently said she had deliberately affirmed her allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II and her “hairs,” rather than “heirs,” during her affirmation ceremony in 2022 to exclude Charles.
Ebony Bell charged with assaulting Australian Sen. Lidia Thorpe who shouted at King Charles III
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