Lidia Thorpe: who is the MP who accused King Charles of genocide in fiery confrontation in Australian parliament?

The Indigenous senator's outburst is her highest-profile protest yet, bringing her face to face with her long-term adversary: the British monarchy

The Australian federal senator who interrupted a parliamentary reception for King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Monday has a history of activism and protest for progressive causes and Indigenous rights, courting controversy with a series of prominent public demonstrations through her political career.

Lidia Thorpe, a senator for the state of Victoria, yelled give us our land back", fuck the colony" and you are not my king" during an event in Parliament House on the royals' Australian tour.