The Australian Senate voted to censure Senator Lydia Thorpe for publicly protesting against King Charles III. The vote of no confidence disqualified her from representing the House in delegations.
Australian lawmakers voted to express “deep disapproval” of Senator Thorpe’s protest during King Charles III’s visit to Canberra last month, according to the BBC.
Thorpe shouted, “You are not my king” and “This is not your land” shortly after the King addressed the Parliament’s Great Hall, aiming to highlight the impact of British colonization. The Senate’s resolution, passed by 46 votes to 12, described Thorpe’s actions as “disrespectful and subversive.” It declared that she should no longer represent the chamber as a member of any delegation.
The motion of no confidence is politically symbolic but carries no constitutional or legal consequences.
