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Politics latest: 'I'm not resigning': Thorpe doubles down on vow to stay in parliament

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has alleged her Senate oath to faithfully bear true allegiance to the monarch is no longer valid in a bizarre interview, while maintaining she will not quit despite calls from the Coalition.

Senator Lidia Thorpe stages a protest as King Charles and Queen Camilla attend a Parliamentary reception in Canberra.
Senator Lidia Thorpe stages a protest as King Charles and Queen Camilla attend a Parliamentary reception in Canberra.

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