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Australian senator ordered to cover up ‘inappropriate’ T-shirt | Australian senator ordered to cover up ‘inappropriate’ T-shirt |
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Lidia Thorpe was criticized for displaying “slogans” in Parliament | Lidia Thorpe was criticized for displaying “slogans” in Parliament |
Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe was instructed to cover up her “inappropriate” T-shirt during a heated debate over indigenous rights in Parliament. | Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe was instructed to cover up her “inappropriate” T-shirt during a heated debate over indigenous rights in Parliament. |
The exchange took place on Monday when the upper house was voting on the creation of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, a federal advisory body made up of representatives of aboriginal communities. | |
Thorpe delivered an impassioned speech, saying that the proposal was tantamount to “appeasing the white guilt” and arguing that indigenous people should have seats in Parliament instead. She wore a gray T-shirt with the slang word ‘gammin’ emblazoned in large white letters. | Thorpe delivered an impassioned speech, saying that the proposal was tantamount to “appeasing the white guilt” and arguing that indigenous people should have seats in Parliament instead. She wore a gray T-shirt with the slang word ‘gammin’ emblazoned in large white letters. |
Senate President Sue Lines said the attire was unacceptable. “I invite you to go and put a jacket over your T-shirt. Slogans are not allowed in the chamber,” Lines told Thorpe. She later repeated the order because “any slogans that can be read by me are inappropriate.” | |
"The constitution is an illegal document."Senator Lidia Thorpe was asked to cover up a slogan on her shirt in the Senate, as she opposed the Indigenous Voice proposal before the bill was passed this morning.MORE: https://t.co/VNeMIQrek2#9Newspic.twitter.com/GLwK6HP503 | "The constitution is an illegal document."Senator Lidia Thorpe was asked to cover up a slogan on her shirt in the Senate, as she opposed the Indigenous Voice proposal before the bill was passed this morning.MORE: https://t.co/VNeMIQrek2#9Newspic.twitter.com/GLwK6HP503 |
Thorpe complied, putting on a black jacket. “Gammin, as we know, is fake, pretend, a joke,’’ she said from the Senate floor. | Thorpe complied, putting on a black jacket. “Gammin, as we know, is fake, pretend, a joke,’’ she said from the Senate floor. |
The Indigenous Voice bill was ultimately passed by the chamber. The proposal will be put for a referendum sometime later this year. | The Indigenous Voice bill was ultimately passed by the chamber. The proposal will be put for a referendum sometime later this year. |
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged voters to support the measure, saying it would bring about “a stronger, fairer, more reconciled and more united Australia.” |
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