Senate Censures Lidia Thorpe for Outburst During Official Ceremony With King Charles III

Published on November 18, 2024

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has been formally censured after the major parties united to pass a motion condemning her outburst against King Charles III last month. Labor Senator Penny Wong’s motion on Nov. 18 passed with 46 senators voting in favour, and 12 against it. Additionally, United Australia Senator Ralph Babet also faced a censure motion following a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), which included “racist and homophobic slurs.” “We all know both senators are engaging in these behaviours precisely in order to get attention, engaging in actions and stunts designed to create storms in social media, but offering nothing of substance to improve anyone’s life,” Wong said....

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