Indigenous Senator Confronts King Charles During Australian Parliament Visit

Senator Lidia Thorpe disrupted King Charles' speech, accusing him of genocide and demanding a treaty with Australia's First Nations.

• King Charles and Queen Camilla are on a five-day tour of Australia, with a key address at the Parliament House in Canberra.
• Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe interrupted the speech, calling for the return of land and accusing the monarchy of historic atrocities against Indigenous Australians.
• Thorpe, wearing traditional Aboriginal attire, was escorted out by security after her protest, which included shouting 'You are not my King'.
• The protest highlights ongoing tensions regarding Australia's colonial past and calls for a treaty with Indigenous communities.
• The visit marks Charles' first official trip to Australia as King and is part of a larger tour leading up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa.

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