US EditionAFP Investigating Lidia Thorpe’s ‘Burn Down Parliament House’ Comments
Senator Thorpe’s threat to 'burn down' Parliament highlights deep opposition to Australia’s ties with Israel amid protests involving nearly 10,000 participants, organizers said.
- On Sunday, independent senator Lidia Thorpe declared she would "burn down Parliament House to make a point" during a rally at one of several nationwide pro-Palestine events.
- Amid a tentative Gaza peace deal, organisers pushed the Australian Government to sever ties with Israel and impose sanctions over more than 67,000 Palestinian lives lost, while protesters called for a two-way arms embargo.
- Rerouted from the Opera House, the Sydney march ran from Hyde Park to Belmore Park with NSW Police deploying hundreds to an estimated 8000 person protest, while a pro-Israel flotilla sailed past.
- Labor condemned Thorpe's comments as irresponsible, cabinet ministers Tanya Plibersek and Amanda Rishworth joined criticism, Senate Opposition leader Michaelia Cash flagged possible censure, and the Australian Federal Police began an investigation with its National Security Investigations team.
- Days after the ceasefire, Sydney's Jewish community held a vigil for 1200 Israelis killed on October 7th as the US President and more than 20 other world leaders prepare to meet in Sharm El-Sheikh.
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AFP investigating Lidia Thorpe’s ‘burn down Parliament House’ comments
The Australian Federal Police are probing whether legislation was breached by the senator after she said she would “burn down Parliament House to make a point” on Palestinian and Indigenous rights.
AFP probes Lidia Thorpe's 'burn down Parliament House' remark
The Australian Federal Police has issued a rare statement confirming it is investigating whether independent senator Lidia Thorpe broke any laws by saying she was prepared to "burn down Parliament House" in support of Palestinians.
Tony Burke Urges Cooler Heads After Senator Threatens to Burn Down Parliament
Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security Tony Burke has called for Australians to bring the political temperature down after former Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe told a pro-Palestine rally she would be willing to burn down Parliament House. Addressing the Melbourne crowd on Oct. 12, she said: “We stand with you every day, and we will fight every day, and we will turn up every day, and if I have to burn down Parliament House to make a point … I…
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