Indigenous Australian Senator Criticizes King Charles III
An Indigenous senator has intensified her criticism of King Charles III, accusing the British monarch of complicity in the “genocide” against Australia’s First Peoples.
Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe disrupted a parliamentary reception hosted by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, shouting at King Charles about British colonizers taking Indigenous land and bones.
She declared she will not be “shut down” after being escorted out of the reception.
Senator Thorpe's comments followed an encounter with the monarch at the reception, where she confronted him about the treatment of Australia's First Nations peoples.
- Senator Thorpe accused King Charles III of complicity in the “genocide” against Australia’s First Peoples.
- She was escorted out of a parliamentary reception after shouting at the monarch.
Author's summary: Senator Lidia Thorpe criticizes King Charles III over Indigenous rights.