Lidia Thorpe

Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has been made to take a second oath of allegiance in the chamber on Monday, having called the Queen a “coloniser”.

She has previously stated her role as an Indigenous woman was to “infiltrate” the Senate. She went on to take the oath again, but later took to Twitter to share a photo of her punching the air, writing: “Sovereignty never ceded”. She was quickly met with interjections from Senate colleagues, who told her she was “not a senator” if she did not correctly recite the oath.

Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has caused a ruckus in Federal Parliament after mockingly reciting the oath of allegiance and slammed the Queen as a ...

It has (to have) some control and some autonomy,' she said. 'This extension is an act of massive overreach that will radically change our system of government.' But I actually think there is an appetite now to see some transformative change,' she said. What exactly IS the 'Voice to Parliament' they want Australians to vote for? 'This has to be about justice. Some of the criticism of the process of getting a Voice to Parliament has come from within the Indigenous community. She also argued that the wording in the Constitution establishing the Voice must restrict the role of the Voice to making representations to parliament and to MPs, and not - as the proposed wording says - to being able to lobby 'executive government' over the fine detail of policies. It has to be about reparations. A senior ABC editor has called for the planned Indigenous Voice to Parliament to include 'reparations' and for the 'transfer of power' and 'control' to Aboriginal people. Ms Thorpe, who has both European and Aboriginal ancestors, said in June that her entry into the 'colonial project' of parliament was due to her aspirations to 'renew the nation' and be a voice and spokesperson for First Nations people. 'I signed up to become a senator in the colonial project, and that wasn't an easy decision for me personally, and it wasn't an easy decision for my family either to support me in this,' she continued. Senator Thorpe (pictured on Tuesday night) said her decision to enter the 'colonial project' was due to her aspirations to 'renew the nation' and be a voice that questioned

Controversial Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe sparked chaos in Federal Parliament this morning with just one word — referring to the Queen as a 'coloniser' ...

The truth hurts.” Then WA Liberal senator Ben Small told the Senate that she “just made the most outrageous statement directed at Senator Hughes”, something that “ranks at the top” of “disgusting statements made in this chamber”. Controversial Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe has sparked chaos in Federal Parliament with just one word — referring to the Queen as a “coloniser” while sarcastically taking the oath of allegiance.

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe forced to redo oath of allegiance after Senate president interjects and others voice criticism.

However, under the Australian constitution all senators and MPs must swear an allegiance to the Queen and her heirs and successors before sitting in parliament. “We are no longer British.” “Failure to do so would mean that she could not sit or vote. “It is a matter for the presiding officers of the Houses to enforce section 42.” Thorpe was absent from parliament last week when other senators were officially sworn in, so took her oath on Monday morning. Section 42 of the Australian constitution states that “every senator and every member of the House of Representatives shall before taking his seat make and subscribe” the oath.

Aboriginal Senator Lidia Thorpe branded Britain's Elizabeth II a "colonising" queen on Monday, as the recently elected lawmaker reluctantly swore allegiance ...

The issue was rekindled at the last election, when noted republican Anthony Albanese was elected prime minister. "Senator Thorpe, Senator Thorpe, you are required to recite the oath as printed on the card," said the chamber's president Sue Lines. After reciting the pledge as required, Thorpe declared on Twitter: "Sovereignty never ceded."

Senate president Sue Lines told her that she needed to recite the oath as printed. Senator Thorpe then took the oath again, mispronouncing heirs as the Queen's ...

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Greens First Nations spokeswoman Lidia Thorpe caused a stir in the Senate on Monday when she walked towards the front of the chamber with her fist raised as ...

Always will be.” Thorpe made a stand while being sworn in, raising her fist - often seen as a symbol of resistance - and branded the Queen a “coloniser” while referring to herself as “sovereign”. Greens First Nations spokeswoman Lidia Thorpe caused a stir in the Senate on Monday when she walked towards the front of the chamber with her fist raised as she mockingly recited the oath of allegiance during her swearing in ceremony.

Greens senator Lidia Thorpe, a DjabWurrung Gunnai Gunditjmara woman, had to have two tries at her oath after initially referring to the “colonising” Queen. Clad in black, Thorpe approached the centre of the Senate chamber with her fist raised in the air to ...

She did so, but the sarcasm was obvious to all. “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. Clad in black, Thorpe approached the centre of the Senate chamber with her fist raised in the air to make the affirmation of allegiance.

Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe has been forced to redo her oath of allegiance in Federal Parliament after labelling the Queen of England a coloniser.

Ms Thorpe then read the oath as printed as Opposition members in the chamber heckled her for calling out the Queen. “I solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the colonising Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” she said before being told by the speaker to read the oath exactly as printed. Lifting her hand clenched in a fist and dressed in all-black as she walked to the table, Ms Thorpe sounded reluctant as she began reciting the oath required to be read by all parliamentarians.

Greens senator Lidia Thorpe had to re-do her swearing in after initially referring to the “colonising her majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second”.

She did so, but the sarcasm was obvious to all. “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. Clad in black, Thorpe approached the centre of the Senate chamber with her fist raised in the air to make the affirmation of allegiance.

Aboriginal Australian Lidia Thorpe forced to read oath again as minister criticises 'archaic and ridiculous' ceremony.

“It’s archaic and ridiculous. “Ironically, under section 44 of the constitution, you cannot run for parliament if you hold allegiance to another country, yet the first thing we do in parliament is promise to serve a foreign monarch,” Mr Thistlethwaite told the Sydney Morning Herald ahead of the swearing-in. An Australian senator has caused a stir by calling the Queen a “coloniser” as she swore the oath of allegiance in parliament after the country’s recent election.

Senator Lidia Thorpe raised her right fist as she swore to serve Britain's 96-year-old monarch, who is still Australia's head of state.

The issue was rekindled at the last election, when noted republican Anthony Albanese was elected prime minister. The country gained de facto independence in 1901, but has never become a fully fledged republic. "Senator Thorpe, Senator Thorpe, you are required to recite the oath as printed on the card," said the chamber's president Sue Lines.

Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe described the Queen as a coloniser when she was told to recite the oath of allegiance for Australian parliamentarians on Monday.

Dressed in black, 48-year-old Lidia Thorpe marched across the floor of the Senate in Canberra and mockingly recited her version of the oath of allegiance to ...

It has (to have) some control and some autonomy,' she said. 'This extension is an act of massive overreach that will radically change our system of government.' But I actually think there is an appetite now to see some transformative change,' she said. What exactly IS the 'Voice to Parliament' they want Australians to vote for? 'This has to be about justice. Some of the criticism of the process of getting a Voice to Parliament has come from within the Indigenous community. It has to be about reparations. A senior ABC editor has called for the planned Indigenous Voice to Parliament to include 'reparations' and for the 'transfer of power' and 'control' to Aboriginal people. Please recite the oath.’ ‘Sovereignty never ceded,’ she wrote. Social media critics described Miss Thorpe as an embarrassment. Ms Thorpe, who has both European and Aboriginal ancestors, said in June that her entry into the 'colonial project' of parliament was due to her aspirations to 'renew the nation' and be a voice and spokesperson for First Nations people.

Australian Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe was made to retake her oath of office in parliament on August 1, after adding the word “colonizing” to the standard ...