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Lidia the landlady demands the rent

Thorpe delivers a masterclass in seizing stolen headlines

26 October 2024

9:00 AM

26 October 2024

9:00 AM

‘You are not my king…You are a genocidalist,’ screamed Senator Lidia Thorpe at King Charles III on Monday.

Annabel Crabb, ABC writer, presenter and commentator on Australian politics for nearly 25 years called the rant ‘a masterclass on how to make front-page news in 2024’.

Few would disagree. In a country crowded with left-wing attention-seekers, Thorpe is first among equals.

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