Indigenous Australian senator Lidia Thorpe heckled King Charles during a royal visit to Australia, accusing him of genocide. The outburst occurred during a parliamentary reception in Canberra, where King Charles was addressing the assembly.
The senator interrupted the event, shouting “This is not your land. You are not my king” for about a minute before being escorted out by security. She criticized the British monarchy, claiming that colonizers had taken indigenous land and bones, demanding a treaty for the wrongs committed against her people.
Thorpe’s protest underscores ongoing tensions between Indigenous Australians and the British monarchy, particularly regarding historical grievances over colonization.
