Senator rips up paper copy of motion against her and says she was ‘denied my right’ to be present during vote
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Lidia Thorpe has ripped up a paper copy of the Senate motion censuring her protest against King Charles, promising “I’ll do it again” and that she was not concerned about the parliamentary rebuke.
The independent senator was censured by the Labor and Coalition on Monday, as was United Australia party senator Ralph Babet after he posted a tweet containing several offensive slurs.
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