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News.com.au
20 hours ago
- Politics
- News.com.au
Senator Lidia Thorpe's rude gesture to King Charles III on London trip
Senator Lidia Thorpe has sparked controversy after sharing photos of herself standing outside Buckingham Palace making a rude gesture. The independent senator, who made international headlines after gatecrashing an event during King Charles III's visit to Australia and yelling 'you are not my king', was in London this week to attend a conference. During her trip she donned a 'blak sovereign movement' shirt and was pictured outside the gates of Buckingham Palace holding an Aboriginal flag, making a rude gesture with her middle finger and standing with her hands on her hips. She shared the three images to social media with the caption: 'Dropped by to collect all the stuff this lot stole, but Charlie wasn't in.' The post sparked division among her followers. On Instagram, the reception was largely positive, with multiple users calling Senator Thorpe 'the only Queen I'll recognise' or 'our Queen'. 'This made my day,' one follower wrote, while another said it was 'great to see you delivering your middle finger for his bday in person!' The King's birthday was celebrated on June 14 in the UK. On Facebook, where comments on the post were blocked, others shared the post with less enthusiastic commentary. 'What a shock she did not get an invite into the palace,' one user wrote. 'What a bloody embarrassment,' another said. While the Senator's actions sparked debate online, they were less disruptive than her shock protest during the King's visit to Australia last year. The Indigenous MP sparked international outrage after screaming out 'f**k the colony' in the Great Hall at Parliament House in Canberra shortly after the King had given a speech praising Australia. 'You are not our king. You are not sovereign,' she yelled at the monarch, 'You committed genocide against our people. Give us our land back. 'Give us what you stole from us: our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people. 'You destroyed our land. Give us a Treaty. We want a Treaty in this country. You are a genocidalist. This is not your land. This is not your land. You are not my king. You are not our king. F. k the colony, f. k the colony, f. k the colony.' She was evicted by security guards who had been watching her throughout the proceedings, continuing to yell as she was removed from the room.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Aboriginal singer Miss Kaninna disturbs with appalling act aimed at the King outside Buckingham Palace - as Lidia Thorpe stages her own stunt
An Aboriginal artist has pretended to be strung up with a noose in front of Buckingham Palace while singing a song about killing the King - as Australian senator Lidia Thorpe performed her own one-woman stunt in the same spot. Miss Kaninna, whose real name is Kaninna Langford, staged an impromptu performance of her song 'Pinnacle B****' outside the royal residence in the heart of London this week. 'And I'm running down these streets / Screaming, f*** the police,' she sung as a British police officer walked past in the background, oblivious. While miming a nose around her neck, she added: 'If I ever met the king/ Break his neck with a string'. The short clip ended with Miss Kaninna giving both fingers to the King's administrative headquarters. 'Flew all the way to the UK to play my song in front of Buckingham Palace,' she captioned the post. 'YOUR NOT MY KING !! #Alwayswasalwayswillbe #Aboriginal #Landback #thecolonywillfall.' Miss Kaninnna, a Yorta Yorta, Djadja Wurrung, Kalkadoon and Yirendali woman who grew up on Bruny Island off Tasmania's south coast, released her self-titled debut EP in September 2024. She became the first independent Aboriginal woman to ever be nominated for a debut single at the ARIA awards that same year. Daily Mail Australia approached Miss Kaninna's management company for comment. This publication reported on Wednesday that fellow King-protester Senator Lidia Thorpe is also in London this week. Senator Thorpe also staged her own mini-protest outside the gates of Buckingham Palace. Holding an Aboriginal flag and wearing a 'Blak Sovereign Movement' t-shirt, she also swore at the royal residence. 'Dropped by to collect all the stuff this lot stole, but Charlie wasn't in,' she captioned the pictures. The independent senator made global headlines last year when she heckled the King and Queen during their state visit Down Under. 'Give us what you stole from us! Our bones, our skulls our babies, our people!' she screamed at the bemused monarchs. 'You destroyed our land. Give us a treaty! We want a treaty in this country! You are a genocidialist [sic]!' Thorpe said. A spokesperson for the former Greens Senator said she was in the UK attending a conference. Thorpe's antipathy for the King certainly has not diminished. Last week, on the King's Birthday long weekend, she posted this cheerful message: 'I would normally give presents to someone on their birthday but I think you owe us enough. 'It's time for you to start giving land back and everything else you stole from us.' 'So I'm not wishing you a happy birthday. Can you get it, like, we celebrate a public holiday because of some King that lives on the other side of the world.' 'You are not sovereign. You are not our King - and f*** the colony.' Thorpe's protest sparked a heated debate. 'All hail Queen Senator Thorpe. Thanks for always being the ultimate baddie. We love you,' someone wrote. Another said: 'Yas, show Charles how's is done Sen Thorpe.' But there were several comments telling the senator to 'grow up'.
Sky News AU
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Rogue senator Dorinda Cox accuses Greens of ‘deep racism' in scathing resignation letter
Senator Dorinda Cox has accused the Greens of being 'deeply racist' in a blistering resignation letter, years after she left Labor for patronising women of colour. Ms Cox previously said she chose to quit the minor party to join the Albanese government after some 'deep reflection' about her personal values. In a blistering resignation letter, revealed by the ABC on Wednesday, Ms Cox said the Greens had tolerated racism and failed to protect First Nations women. "In my experience, the Greens tolerate a culture that permits violence against First Nations women within its structures,' she said in the formal letter. 'In this respect, the party is deeply racist.' The letter followed Ms Cox's 2020 claims that she quit the Labor Party to join the Greens because Labor had a 'patronising attitude towards women and people of colour'. Ms Cox's dramatic defection to the Labor Party last week came after her unsuccessful bid to become the Greens' deputy leader. She was the party's only Indigenous senator at the time of her resignation, after independent senator Lidia Thorpe also quit the Greens in 2023. Ms Cox's accusations include claims that the Greens ignored her reports of serious incidents. This included an altercation at Perth Airport in 2023 involving former ACT Greens candidate and Blak Greens leader Tjanara Goreng Goreng. Ms Cox also claimed that there were further incidents involving staff who were 'isolated by the state and other MP's offices'. — Australian Greens (@Greens) October 17, 2021 A Labor MP told Sky News that Ms Cox's resignation exposed a deeper hypocrisy within the Greens' approach to Indigenous representation. The MP said that the Greens 'pretended' to represent Indigenous voices but in truth had done nothing to help Aboriginal communities. They also pointed to the defection of Aboriginal woman Lidia Thorpe from the party, who quit over disagreements surrounding the Voice to Parliament referendum. Ms Thorpe agreed with Ms Cox that there was racism within the Greens when asked about the resignation letter on Wednesday. 'I think there's racism everywhere in this country. And there's a lot of work that the Greens and answer other organisations need to do to stamp that out,' she told the ABC. Sky News has contacted the Greens for comment. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young blasted her former colleague last Thursday, calling on her to quit the Senate. 'I always think that it's not fair to the voters and indeed any of the parties involved that if somebody is elected to one party and then jumps ship later on,' she told reporters. 'I do think the honourable thing is to resign from the parliament, but that's not the rules, and so we're left where we are.' The comments follow a spate of criticism surrounding Ms Cox's abrupt resignation. Ms Cox only announced she would leave the party after she lost a deputy leadership ballot 9–3 to Senator Mehreen Faruqi. She then claimed 'deep reflection' had led her to realise her values were more closely aligned with Labor's. Greens leader Larissa Waters condemned her former colleague's decision and said she had only been informed of the move an hour before it was announced. 'The Greens are disappointed in Senator Cox's decision to leave the Greens and join the Labor party as a backbencher,' Ms Waters said at the time. Ms Cox's sudden transformation has met skepticism and accusations of political opportunism, particularly given her scathing past criticisms of the Labor Party. In 2020, Ms Cox said she left Labor because it was 'patronising to women and people of colour' and accused the party of caring more about donors than members. More recently, she accused Labor of having 'spectacularly failed' the public through its support for the North West Shelf gas project. Also resurfacing was her support for the controversial slogan 'from the river to the sea' - a phrase Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has publicly condemned. Adding to the controversy was another leaked 2023 text message in which Ms Cox referred to One Nation leader Pauline Hanson as a 'f---ing retard'. Labor's apparent willingness to accept Ms Cox, despite these incidents, has drawn comparisons to Mr Albanese's prior treatment of former Labor Senator Fatima Payman. Ms Payman was hounded by Mr Albanese after she quit the Labor Party last year to form her own party, Australia's Voice. 'There is a bit of hypocrisy, of course, about how Labor has responded to this,' Ms Hanson-Young said. 'It wasn't okay to jump ship for Fatima Payman, but apparently when it's people coming to them, it's all okay.' Ms Payman herself chimed in, saying she was surprised Ms Cox had not suffered the "smear campaign' which she endured after her exit from Labor. Meanwhile, internal alleged complaints of staff bullying continue to hang over Ms Cox's legacy in the Greens. More than 20 staff reportedly quit her office, the SMH revealed, prompting an internal investigation—but the probe was abandoned following her defection. 'There has been a process, and an internal process is hard to run if somebody's gone to another party,' Ms Hanson-Young said. Former Labor minister Stephen Conroy added to criticism, calling for Ms Cox to 'resign from the Senate' and seek Labor preselection through the proper channels. 'She shouldn't steal something from the Greens; she should resign and ensure that it's passed back to the Greens,' Mr Conroy told Sky News.
ABC News
10-06-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Breakfast Wrap: Israel intercepts Gaza aid boat
The Madleen aid vessel, crewed by activists including Greta Thunberg and en route to Gaza - has been intercepted by Israeli forces and taken to an Israeli port. On The Breakfast Wrap podcast you'll hear from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition group that is behind this voyage. Also on the podcast, US President Donald Trump says he would support the arrest of California Governor Gavin Newsom following protests in Los Angeles this week. The president's remarks came after the Democratic Governor vowed to sue the Trump administration over the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to the city, calling it an illegal act. There's still a heavy police presence in downtown LA as a clean-up effort begins. And Senator Lidia Thorpe speaks out following the deaths in custody in the Northern Territory. Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap
Daily Mail
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Lidia Thorpe accuses state of being 'complicit' in genocide after two Aboriginal men die in police custody
Lidia Thorpe has accused the Northern Territory government of being complicit in 'genocide' as relations between Aboriginal communities and police deteriorate. A 68-year-old Indigenous man died at Royal Darwin Hospital on Saturday after police stopped him from boarding a plane when they claimed he was drunk. It's the second death in custody in a fortnight in the Northern Territory. Days before, 24-year-old Aboriginal man Kumanjayi White died on May 27 after he was restrained by plain-clothes officers in an Alice Springs Coles. Both deaths are being investigated by police on behalf of the Coroner. Victorian independent Senator Thorpe took aim at NT's chief minister Lia Finocchiaro for being 'complicit' in the harm against Indigenous Australians. 'We meet all the definitions of genocide and I've certainly seen that over my time,' she told ABC's Radio National on Tuesday. 'The definition of genocide, according to the Geneva Convention, is causing harm to a group of people. 'The ongoing killings of our people in custody is ongoing harm of our people,' she said. 'The incarceration rates of our people, particularly in the Northern Territory, particularly of our children, is an act of genocide. 'The stealing of children and putting them in with white families is an act of genocide.' Thorpe also accused NT Police of 'systemic racism' and called for the federal government intervention into the force. 'We need the prime minister to come out. He came out on vaping. He came out on social media to stop kids from accessing social media. 'He called the states and territories to account for those issues. So he needs to do the same for deaths in custody.' Daily Mail Australia has contacted NT Police and the Prime Minister's office for comment. Finocchiaro slammed Thorpe's statements saying 'we categorically reject and dismiss these absurd claims'. 'The politicisation of a death in custody by federal Independent and Labor MPs shows just how little respect they have for the grieving family, the Northern Territory Police Force, and the broader NT community,' she said. The deaths in the last fortnight have ignited calls nationwide for more to be done to address the issue at territory and federal government levels. Hundreds of protesters gathered on the steps of Sydney's Town Hall on George Street on Saturday night where the lawyer for Mr White's family addressed the crowd. 'I've just come back from Alice Springs and Yuendumu, I'm angry there are mothers grieving there tonight,' lawyer George Newhouse said. 'I am angry there was a disabled young man calling out for his mother in Coles last week.' Rallies and vigils commemorating Mr White's death were also held nationwide on Friday, stretching as far as Alice Springs to Victoria's state parliament where Thorpe was one of the speakers. The Northern Land Council released a joint statement with Central Land Council and all Warlpiri families on Thursday calling for federal government to step in. 'Not enough has been done to address racism in the NT Police force,' the organisations said. 'We are calling upon the Federal Government to step in and make the necessary moves to ensure an independent body investigates this entirely preventable death.' On May 30, the same day TN was arrested while attempting to board a flight, NT Police Acting Commissioner Martin Dole rejected calls for an external investigation. 'This incident is being investigated by our Major Crime Division, which operates under strict protocols and with full transparency,' he said. 'The investigation will also be independently reviewed by the NT Coroner, who has broad powers to examine all aspects of the incident and make findings without interference.' This year alone there have been 12 Indigenous deaths in custody and 597 since the 1987 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody was established.
