"This is not your land": Australian Senator Thorpe attacks King Charles in Parliament:

Canberra: Indigenous Senator Lydia Thorpe chanted anti-colonial slogans during a visit by King Charles at the Australian Parliament on Monday, stunning MPs and other dignitaries present.

Following the 75-year-old King's speech, Thorpe chanted for nearly a minute, "Give us back our land! Give us what you stole from us!"

You are not my king...

"This is not your land, you are not my king," the independent MP said, condemning the "genocide" of indigenous Australians by European settlers.

Australia was a British colony for more than 100 years, during which time thousands of Aboriginal Australians were killed and entire communities displaced.

The country gained de facto independence in 1901, but it never became a full-fledged republic. King Charles is currently the head of state.

Charles is on a trip to Australia and Samoa

Let us tell you that Charles is on a nine-day visit to Australia and Samoa, which is his first major foreign tour since being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.

Thorpe is known for his attention-grabbing political stunts and fierce opposition to the monarchy.

When he was sworn into office in 2022, Thorpe reluctantly swore to serve Queen Elizabeth II, who was then Australia's head of state, by raising his right fist.

"I, the Sovereign, Lydia Thorpe, do solemnly and sincerely swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second," she said, before being rebuked by a Senate official.

"Senator Thorpe, Senator Thorpe, you are expected to read the oath printed on the card," said Chamber President Sue Lines.

In 1999 Australians voted against removing the Queen, as there was controversy over whether her replacement would be chosen by members of Parliament rather than the public.

In 2023 the Australian public overwhelmingly rejected measures to recognise Indigenous Australians in the Constitution and create an Indigenous Consultative Assembly.