Thanks for logging in.

You can now click/tap WATCH to start the live stream.

Thanks for logging in.

You can now click/tap LISTEN to start the live stream.

Thanks for logging in.

You can now click/tap LATEST NEWS to start the live stream.

LISTEN
Watch
on air now

Create a 2GB account today!

You can now log in once to listen live, watch live, join competitions, enjoy exclusive 2GB content and other benefits.


Joining is free and easy.

You will soon need to register to keep streaming 2GB online. Register an account or skip for now to do it later.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Warren Mundine condemns Senator’s ‘dreadful’ Old Parliament House tweet

Article image for Warren Mundine condemns Senator’s ‘dreadful’ Old Parliament House tweet

Indigenous leader Warren Mundine says Senator Lidia Thorpe’s comments in a now-deleted Tweet on the fire at Old Parliament House yesterday were “a disgrace”. 

Protestors yesterday set fire to the front of Old Parliament House in Canberra for the second time this week amid reported chants of “let it burn”.

It lead Ms Thorpe to write in a retweet of a video of the fire:

“Seems like the colonial system is burning down. Happy New Year everyone. #AlwayswasAlwayswillBeAboriginalLand”

Mr Mundine told Mark Levy it was a “dreadful comment” and “a disgrace to put out there”.

“I just wish before she does anything, [she] just stop for a few seconds and think about it,” he said.

“She’s in that colonial system, she’s in that building.

“She could be a great contributor to Parliament, but at the moment, she’s nothing.”

Press PLAY below to hear the full interview 

Image: Nine News 

Mark Levy
Advertisement