Senator Lidia Thorpe narrowly avoids arrest protesting in Canberra ahead of King Charles’ vist
Senator Lidia Thorpe has narrowly escaped arrest after tussling with a police officer during a protest ahead of King Charles’ visit to Canberra.
A small group of protesters were told to move back from a barrier outside the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Monday just over an hour before King Charles and Queen Camilla were set to arrive.
A police officer repeatedly told the crowd to move to an area designated for protests.
The group — who held a large Aboriginal flag and signs condemning the monarch, AUKUS and the CIA — refused until a squad of Australian Federal Police arrived.
During the commotion, an officer pointed at Senator Thorpe and shouted “arrest her”.
The Senator tussled with a female officer but took off her shirt and walked away.
“Everything that we suffer in this country is because of that colonial invasion,” she said.
She later re-joined the crowd.
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