A senator from Australia was censured for taunting King.

To show their "profound disapproval" of her protest, Australian MPs agreed to punish an Aboriginal senator who heckled King Charles during his visit to Canberra last month.

In an attempt to draw attention to the effects of British colonization, Lidia Thorpe yelled "you are not my King" and "this is not your land" soon after the King's speech in the Great Hall of Parliament.

In its censure, which was approved 46–12, the Senate called Thorpe's behaviour "disrespectful and disruptive" and recommended that she be barred from serving as a member of any delegation to the chamber .
A motion of censure has no legal or constitutional force behind it, but it is politically symbolic Thorpe informed reporters that a travel delay had prevented her from responding in the Senate chamber shortly after Monday's vote.

"The original inhabitants of our nation were the victims of horrible crimes committed by the British Crown... The independent senator declared, "I will not remain silent."

Her demonstration last month immediately infuriated some well-known Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders as well as people from both political parties.

However, other activists also praised it, claiming that it brought attention to the predicament of Australia's original settlers, who suffered from colonial violence and continue to experience severe disadvantages in terms of wealth, health, education, and life expectancy when compared to non-Indigenous Australians During his five-day journey with Queen Camilla, the King was welcomed by Australian people in spite of the protest.

Even while we have discussed the future of our own constitutional arrangements and the nature of our relationship with the crown, you have demonstrated a tremendous deal of respect for Australians. In a formal speech, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared, "Nothing stands still."

Thorpe has a history of Indigenous advocacy that has occasionally made headlines around the world.

The Gunnai, Gunditjmara, and Djab Wurrung woman was ordered to retake her oath after receiving criticism for calling Queen Elizabeth II a colonizer during her swearing-in ceremony in 2022.

A plan to give constitutional status to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was firmly rejected by Australia last year Permit them to form a committee to advise the parliament on matters affecting their local areas.

Both political parties have attempted to move on quickly after the Voice referendum became embroiled in a bitter campaign, leaving future policy unclear.

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