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Not quite the ‘Lizard of Oz’: How Brits reacted to Thorpe’s protest

Hans van Leeuwen
Hans van LeeuwenEurope correspondent

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London | If the average Briton remembers one thing about Australia from 2024, it will be Senator Lidia Thorpe yelling “give us our land back” at the King.

The story got the full treatment in the newspapers and on the airwaves – even if The Sun didn’t quite reach the glorious tabloid heights of its “Lizard of Oz” headline of 1992, after former prime minister Paul Keating put his arm around the then Queen.

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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com

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