Bob Katter, the long-serving MP for the northern Queensland seat of Kennedy, has refused to swear allegiance to King Charles, his heirs and successors during the opening of parliament.
When asked if he would swear allegiance, Katter responded: “No, I swear allegiance to the Australian people.”
The small protest did not disrupt proceedings, as it did when Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe gave the oath in 2022.
Members are asked to swear faith and allegiance to King Charles III. They are expected to respond “I do”.
iirc she was acting like a massive twat during the whole thing, then she twated about with the King
https://youtu.be/18DCUS_ZNi4?t=28
and then she said proudly that she said the oath wrong (she swore an oath to the queens hairs not heirs or something) and then it became an issue
and this was after she had thrown herself down in front of the police at a pride festival and had gotten into a fight outside a pub
all in all, she was an attention seeking twat and got what she wanted…and then iirc in the end nothing happened same as katter
What a legend.
Oh no a First Nations woman is protesting incorrectly. Call the protest police before somebody gets upset. Oh, oops too late.
You know you come off sounding like a misogynist twat when you use the language of misogynist twats right?