82 minutes ago Who is Lidia Thorpe? Radical indigenous Australian senator behind King Charles rant had romance with ex

Lidia Thorpe, 51, (pictured) has a track record of stunts at major political events and angry outbursts, from calling the Queen a 'coloniser' to berating a group of men outside a strip club.

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87 minutes ago Fury as radical Australian Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe posts beheaded King Charles cartoon hours after hijacking and embarrassing King by accusing him of 'genocide' at royal welcome event

Dressed in a native fur coat, Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe, 51, shouted at Parliament House in Canberra that the King had 'committed genocide against our people', adding: 'F*** the colony'.

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2 hours ago With her protest before the king, Lidia Thorpe bursts the warm bubble of nostalgia around the royal visit | Karen Middleton

Charles and Camilla entered the Great Hall from a door behind the stage – not from the foyer, down the centre aisle, and past Thorpe. Now we may know whyKing Charles heckled by Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe at Australia’s Parliament HouseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs soon as Lidia Thorpe RSVP’d to the royal reception at Parliament House, it would have been clear to those in charge of protocol that there was probably going to be a protest.Perhaps this was why the king and queen and their hosts entered the Great Hall from a door behind the stage and not straight ahead from the foyer, down the centre aisle and right past where Thorpe, dressed in a possum-skin cloak, had taken up an early position at the front of a group of waiting MPs. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago King Charles verbally assaulted on Australia visit and accused of 'committing genocide'

King Charles and Queen Camilla were confronted by a furious protestor - senator Lidia Thorpe - as they entered Australia's Parliament as part of their visit

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5 hours ago Royal news live: King Charles told ‘give us our land back’ by senator after speech in Australian parliament

The visit is King Charles’s first tour of Australia as king

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7 hours ago King Charles heckled by Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe at Australia’s Parliament House

Independent senator yells ‘this is not your country’ and ‘give us a treaty’ at monarch during key event of king’s five-day visit to AustraliaKing Charles has been heckled by an Indigenous Australian senator, who called for a treaty and accused the crown of stealing Aboriginal land, as he concluded a speech at Parliament House in Canberra.Charles, on a five-day visit to Australia with Queen Camilla, addressed MPs and senators in the Great Hall of Parliament House on Monday. It was a key moment of his inaugural visit to Australia as monarch. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago King Charles confronted by furious Australian politician who accuses royals of 'genocide'

King Charles and Queen Camilla were visiting Parliament House in Canberra as part of their Australian tour when Senator Lidia Thorpe, an indigenous campaigner, burst into the Great Hall where the monarch had just given a speech and shouted 'You're not my King'

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8 hours ago King Charles confronted by furious protestor who unleashes rant accusing royals of 'genocide'

King Charles and Queen Camilla were visiting Parliament House in Canberra as part of their Australian tour when Senator Lidia Thorpe, an indigenous campaigner, burst into the Great Hall where the monarch had just given a speech and shouted 'You're not my King'

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23 hours ago Sydney officials 'disappointed' King Charles didn't need to use £30K 'soundproof' toilets built for late Queen's 1992 visit

It's been nearly 25 years since a set of state-of-the-art toilets were built ahead of the late Queen Elizabeth II's 1992 visit Down Under - and it was hoped Charles might need a comfort break.

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