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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”.

  • @[email protected]
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    3513 hours ago

    One of the few positions where I can agree with them. Anyone who claims to represent me in government shouldn’t be swearing allegiance of a monarch.

    The small protest did not disrupt proceedings, as it did when Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe gave the oath in 2022.

    I’m glad the author added this line.

    • ikt
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      10 hours ago

      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

      • @[email protected]OP
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        48 hours ago

        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

        What a legend.

        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

        Oh no a First Nations woman is protesting incorrectly. Call the protest police before somebody gets upset. Oh, oops too late.

        all in all, she was an attention seeking twat and got what she wanted…

        You know you come off sounding like a misogynist twat when you use the language of misogynist twats right?

    • John Bruzzolini
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      Its the reason why he disapproves of Charles being king.

      Conservatives have an incredibly stupid reason for their disapproval of Charles - it because they don’t want Camilla, a divorced woman, to be queen.
      Side note, these same idiots conveniently ignore the fact that Charles is also divorced.