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During King Charles’ visit to Australia, Lidia Thorpe disrupted a parliamentary reception by yelling accusations of historical injustices against Indigenous Australians.
In a widely shared video, Lidia Thorpe said, “Give us what you stole from us, our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people.” Security guards swiftly removed the 51-year-old senator out. Many MPs and dignitaries were in Parliament when Thorpe’s actions shocked the building. Attending the occasion, former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott called the senator’s outburst “unfortunate political exhibitionism.”
Who is Australian senator Lidia Thorpe who heckled King Charles in viral video, bio, age, family, parents, husband, children, education, salary and net worth
Lidia Thorpe has long advocated for justice for Indigenous Australians and been a strong opponent of the British monarchy. The monarchy’s legitimacy in Australia is questioned by her, who contends that King Charles is “not the legitimate sovereign of these lands.”
“How can he claim to be our nation’s king while standing up there?” When Thorpe was interviewed by the BBC, she asked.
As per Lidia, King Charles needs to return the money that he has taken from people and nation. Additionally, he must entertain the idea of signing a peace treaty in this nation.
In order to rectify historical injustices and advance towards a republic, Thorpe is a strong supporter of a treaty between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Lidia Thorpe career and education
Age 51 Lidia Thorpe was born in Carlton, Victoria, in 1973 to Roy Illingwort and Marjorie Thorpe in an influencial family. She is of English, Irish, Djab Wurrung, Gunnai and Gunditjmara descent. She is a member of the Gunnai, Gunditjmara, and Djab Wurrung indigenous people community. Her upbringing and relationships with Aboriginal activists have had a significant impact on her activism and political career.
Thorpe obtained a graduate certificate in public sector administration and a diploma in community development from Swinburne University of Technology before entering politics. She became well-known very fast as an advocate for Indigenous rights and has been active in a number of social justice issues, such as jail reform and environmental preservation.
Thorpe earns a base salary of $233,600, plus an additional $25,696 as chair of a select committee and is an Australian independent politician. In 2013, Thorpe was declared bankrupt with over A$700,000 in debts, including monies owed to Indigenous Business Australia and A$55,000 owed to the Australian Taxation Office and was discharged from bankruptcy in 2016. Her current net worth is between AUD 1-3 million and the full details of her financies can be found here.
Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe yells at King Charles after he finished giving a speech at the Australian Parliament:
“You committed genocide against our people, give us our land back! Give us what you stole from us! You are not our King!”
— Pop Base (@PopBase) October 21, 2024
While she is currently single and unmarried, Thorpe was in a relationship with Dean Martin, the ex-president of the Rebels outlaw biker gang.
Her daughter, Meriki Onus is an activist for Aboriginal rights and is the co-founder of the Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (WAR). She has two other children as well to whom she is a single mother and four grandchildren.
Thorpe was in a relationship with Gavan McFadzean, manager of the Climate Change and Clean Energy Program at the Australian Conservation Foundation, from 2019 to 2022.
Her grandmother was Alma Thorpe, the founder of Victoria’s Aboriginal Health service and Lidia’s political career started when she was elected as Victoria’s MP in 2017.
When Thorpe was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 2017 to represent Northcote, her political career officially began. Following Richard Di Natale’s resignation, she became the first Aboriginal woman elected to the Australian Senate in 2020. She was the first Aboriginal senator from Victoria, having started out as a Green.
But Thorpe quit the Greens in February 2023 because she and her supporters didn’t agree with the party’s position on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. Her decision to leave the party demonstrated her steadfast support for Indigenous self-determination and sovereignty.
Not my King.
Treaty now.
— Senator Lidia Thorpe (@SenatorThorpe) October 21, 2024