Senator says her words at Melbourne pro-Gaza rally were ‘a metaphor’ and the reaction to them ‘mock outrage’ that distracts from Palestinian suffering
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The Australian federal police has said it is investigating whether independent senator Lidia Thorpe’s claim to a pro-Palestinian rally in Melbourne that she would “burn down” Parliament House has breached legislation.
Thorpe told the rally on Sunday: “We stand with you every day, and we will fight every day, and we will turn up every day, and if I have to burn down Parliament House to make a point … I am not there to make friends.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/13/afp-investigates-lidia-thorpes-claim-she-would-burn-down-parliament-house
Author : Krishani Dhanji
Publish date : 2025-10-13 05:55:00
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