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✍️ Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe was censured by the Senate for interrupting a reception for King Charles, while United Australia Party Senator Ralph Babet was censured for posting offensive tweets.
👉 Lidia Thorpe was censured for interrupting a reception for King Charles
👉 Ralph Babet was censured for posting offensive tweets
👉 The government accused Thorpe and Babet of seeking attention with 'actions and stunts designed to create storms on social media'
👉 Thorpe claimed she only received notice of the motion against her on Monday morning
👉 Babet blamed the 'radical authoritarian left' for taking offense at his tweet
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Senator rips up paper copy of motion against her and says she was ‘denied my right’ to be present during vote Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLidia 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.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
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