The King’s speech in the Australian parliament was disrupted by shouts of “genocide”, as a senator used the royal visit to protest.
Lidia Thorpe also shouted “f--- the colonies” before she was escorted from the Great Hall of Parliament House, Canberra.
Moments before, the King had delivered a speech in which he particularly addressed the First Nations people and their “traditional wisdom”, thanking them for their welcome ceremony and paying his respects to the “traditional owners of the lands on which we meet”.
After the speech, which also touched on the King and Elizabeth II’s memories of visits to Australia and topics including climate change, Ms Thorpe, who is well known for her protests, shouted: “You committed genocide against our people.
“Give us what you stole from us: our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people.
“You destroyed our land, give us a treaty – we want a treaty, we want a treaty with this country.
“You are not my King, you are not our King. »
