King and Queen final moments in Australia
Check out the best highlights from the King and Queen’s Australian visit as they bid the country farewell.
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King’s cheeky remark to Aussie rugby player
The cheeky comment came after Their Majesties had a go cooking ‘snags’ at a barbecue during their Australian tour.
Lidia reveals oath snub to Queen’s ‘hairs’
Questions have been raised about whether Lidia Thorpe broke her oath to serve the Crown after her verbal spray at King Charles III.
Major contrast from Princess Diana’s visit
Photos have emerged highlighting a major difference between Princess Diana’s and King Charles and Queen Camilla’s royal visits to Australia.
‘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Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has alleged her Senate oath to faithfully bear true allegiance to the monarch is no longer valid in a bizarre interview, while maintaining she will not quit despite calls from the Coalition.
Major update after royal statue vandalised
A prominent royal statue was vandalised while King Charles III and Queen Camilla were visiting Sydney.
Aussies celebrate ‘unbelievable’ Royal visit
King Charles and Queen Camilla were welcomed by thousands during a jam-packed day of events in Sydney as they wound up their whirlwind Australian visit.
Attention-seeking Thorpe no help to Indigenous cause
Lidia Thorpe’s crude outburst against King Charles in the federal parliament was embarrassing and counter-productive. It will stymie rather than advance efforts to improve Indigenous lives.
Thorpe’s expensive wailing
Unless parliament changes the rules, Australians are stuck with paying ex-Greens Victorian independent senator Lidia Thorpe almost $1m until her term ends in June 2028.
Thorpe rails against ‘colonial structures’ but has no issue with Chairman’s Lounge
Lidia Thorpe has racked up thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded interstate travel since entering parliament, and Peter Dutton says there is a ‘strong argument’ for her to resign after her tirade at King Charles.
Thorpe’s ‘breach’ called into question
Questions linger about what should happen next after independent senator Lidia Thorpe screamed at King Charles in an incident that made international headlines.
A poignant audience with Barbecue King in a neighbourhood so close to his heart
King Charles and Queen Camilla were greeted by a perfect Sydney day and enthusiastic locals across the city on their final full day in Australia.
Maher puts recovery plan into effect for Pride Of Jenni
Ciaron Maher says the early signs are positive Pride Of Jenni will back-up in the Cox Plate after her brave second in the King Charles III Stakes last Saturday.
Jenni’s owner defends right to query rival’s tactics
Pride Of Jenni’s owner Tony Ottobre has explained why he went to stewards about a rival’s tactics and has flagged a potential change of instructions for the Cox Plate.
‘Speak as many, not as one’: Indigenous leaders distance themselves from Thorpe’s tirade
Indigenous community leaders say Senator Lidia Thorpe’s outburst in Parliament House was done ‘her way’ but that Aboriginals had a ‘right to be negotiated with’, as they discussed meeting King Charles.
‘Moron’: Brits shocked at ‘rabid’ Thorpe’s protest
Britons couldn’t believe Lidia Thorpe’s behaviour in front of the King and Queen, with many appalled someone so ‘disrespectful’ is a parliamentarian.
Thorpe does her cause no good by lashing out at King Charles
Thorpe’s crass attention-seeking behaviour does nothing to advance the cause of republicanism in this country.
A royal pain in the House: Rogue senator under fire from Indigenous leaders
Lidia Thorpe’s foul-mouthed protest in front of King Charles and Queen Camilla has reignited Indigenous Australia’s deep post-referendum divisions, with Marcia Langton saying she hopes the royal couple do not judge all Indigenous Australians by her actions.
King weighs in on ‘unmistakeable’ climate change
The King has intervened in Australia’s climate change debate, saying the nation was ‘particularly vulnerable’ from rising temperatures and backing the Albanese government’s rollout of renewables.
Confusion still reigns over royal title
King Charles’ Australian title is inconsistent with that of all other realms yet the Australian government will not correct it
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