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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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    It might be time for another referendum on this topic. However, given the chaos that has come out of the USA in the hands of a rogue government, I’d be hesitant to completely remove the role the monarchy plays in our government. We need that check on power and I don’t know what you’d replace it with.

    • @[email protected]
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      23 hours ago

      The British monarchy is more likely to push Australia towards Trump style politics than away

    • @[email protected]
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      26 hours ago

      We need that check on power and I don’t know what you’d replace it with.

      it’s elected idiots desire to become monarchy which leads to the problem. throw down your monarchy, chop off some heads, this desire to emulate them will evaporate overnight.

      • @[email protected]
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        15 hours ago

        I think the US should become militantly anti-monarchist. We should make it a capital offense for any monarch, or anyone with an inherited title of nobility, to set foot on US soil. Banish the rats from the land.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 day ago

        I don’t call myself a monarchist. But I am in favour of someone holding the power to send us to an election if we get a non-functional government. Whoever that is needs to be totally independent of our day-to-day politics and essentially un-bribable.

        Right now, that’s the king in England. I’m not against disconnecting from that - but like I said, I don’t know where else you’ll find someone who is outside daily politics in Australia and can’t be bribed to act against our interests. If you have a name, I’m all ears (so is the king! 😆).

        If you are proposing we just do away with that, then I’d love to know how you’d deal with an Australian Trump administration. Because 3-4 years of that doesn’t sound fun.

        • Gorgritch_Umie_Killa
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          Its not the King in England, its the GG here. She has the real power, the King only has a power to advise the Governor General and to a degree the Prime Minister.

          Its important Australians, at least, realise that we very much are our own nation, subject to the same coercions and bribes that befall any middling nation such as ours, but at the end of the day we already have and use the power to shape our destiny.

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          Would there be an issue with that duty falling to the governor-general, perhaps making the position electable to someone who has no party affiliation? Just thinking off the top of my head. Totally expect everyone to point out all the flaws in this idea.

  • @[email protected]
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    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.

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      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

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          I think you’re forgetting how uniquely annoying she was being at the time, she quit the greens because she was voting no for the voice and relationship with biker gang ex-leader, never ending drama

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            Oh, did she also try to weaken gun laws so her son-in-law could import automatic shotguns? How about suggesting that we conscript 13 year old and give them all guns? Maybe run a campaign ad that depicted her shooting rival politicians dead? I’m not a fan of Lidia Thorpe, but I think you’re missing the point that the media routinely portrays Katters “antics” as that kooky old guy, but actively demonises Thorpe. They’re both bloody annoying and crazy, there’s just a narrative being pushed.

            • ikt
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              he’s been in parliament for like 50 years, she’d been in for like 1

              if he acted like she did he also would have been blasted, same as bananaby joyce when he was the class nutter for a bit, same as pauline hanson when she was the class nutter for a while

              you can posit some conspiracy theory or from my experience crazy politicians who do a lot of crazy things in a short time period will draw attention (just like how we’re talking about katter now)

          • @[email protected]OP
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            31 day ago

            uniquely annoying she was being at the time

            Do you hear yourself?

            never ending drama

            I guess not.

      • @[email protected]OP
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        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?

        • tau
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          61 day ago

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

          Could be worse, could come off sounding like Lidia Thorpe by thinking everything is racism and/or sexism.

          • @[email protected]OP
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            31 day ago

            I don’t mind knowing lots of shit is racist and sexist instead of hating on a First Nations woman all the time.

    • 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.

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    I’d hate to do it. However, the king is the legal head of state. Still.

    Edit. Love being downvoted for basic facts. Did I just step back in time, into reddit?

    • @[email protected]OP
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      It’s weird because what you stated is like what 99% of people would do if they got elected. Even though I disagree with you it’s just an odd thing to downvote someone over.