Overview
- Thorpe told a Melbourne pro-Palestine crowd she would "burn down Parliament House to make a point" during a weekend rally.
- The AFP confirmed a methodical inquiry by its Victoria-based National Security Investigations team to assess any breach of legislation and issued a rare public reassurance.
- Thorpe later said the remark was a figure of speech, describing it as a metaphor and rejecting any suggestion of a literal threat or support for violence.
- Government ministers criticised the language and urged leaders to lower the temperature to avoid inflaming tensions in Australia.
- Opposition figures signalled they may pursue parliamentary accountability, including a censure motion or a referral to the privileges committee when the Senate next sits.