Clad in traditional garb, Lidia Thorpe walked up the aisle shouting, “Return our land to us. Return the things you took from us! Our folks, our newborns, our heads, and our bones.
In the state of Victoria, Ms. Thorpe is the first Aboriginal woman to hold the position of senator. She declined to swear an oath of loyalty to the late Queen when she was sworn in.
Earlier in the day, she was among the around 20 protesters who watched as the royals laid a wreath at a military memorial.
