I chose to engage because I saw no other way through it. Rage doesn’t fit my purpose.
Fellow crossbench senator Lidia Thorpe was also formally condemned on Monday for protesting King Charles’ visit to parliament last month.
A once environment-focused party has morphed into a perfection-demanding group of political sooks.
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe said a process quirk was re-traumatising alleged victims by forcing them through unnecessary hoops.
Ebony Bell,accused of injuring the senator after an AFL game,did not attend court in person because of alleged threats against her,her lawyer told a magistrate.
The maverick independent hit back at reports she missed a third of sitting days,saying the assault was so severe she required spinal surgery.
The Indigenous senator’s claim that she never swore allegiance to the Crown is uncharted territory for Australia,but we are not the United Kingdom.
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe revealed she deliberately misspoke when being sworn in as an MP. The Coalition wants to know if that makes her ineligible.
Lidia Thorpe’s protest was just the opening act on the royal tour,which is now moving to Samoa.
Keir Starmer has also ruled out formally apologising for transatlantic slavery and colonialism ahead of this week’s Commonwealth head’s meeting in Samoa.
Thorpe was not in the room for a polite exchange of views. But she timed her moment perfectly.