Australian senators vote to censure indigenous colleague who called out British monarch
SENATORS in Australia yesterday voted to censure an indigenous colleague who yelled at King Charles III during a reception in Parliament House last month.
The censure of independent Senator Lidia Thorpe is a symbolic gesture that records her colleagues’ disapproval of her conduct.
Government leader in the Senate Penny Wong said Ms Thorpe’s outburst sought to “incite outrage and grievance.”
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