Indigenous Australian senator protests "not our king" to Charles III

During his first visit to Australia since taking the throne, an Aboriginal senator from Australia was removed from the venue after protesting against King Charles III, who said he could not be recognized as the head of state.

"This is not your land, you are not my king," shouted Senator Lydia Thorpe, who entered the venue during a banquet in the Australian parliament welcoming King Charles III's visit.

He went on to claim that "you committed genocide against our people" and demanded the signing of a treaty with Indigenous Australians.

Security guards guarding Charles III blocked Thorpe from approaching and led him out of the venue.

Rep. Thorpe, a leading Indigenous human rights activist, also caused a stir when he called the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, a "colonial ruler" while reading the 2022 oath of Congress.

This is the first time King Charles III has visited one of the 14 Commonwealth countries outside of the United Kingdom to make him the head of state since his accession.

King Charles III will stay in Australia for up to 23 days, then travel to Samoa, the Pacific, to attend the Commonwealth Summit and return home to the UK on the 26th.