Lidia Thorpe tackled to ground by police at anti-trans rights event in Canberra
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe was tackled to the ground after attempting to interrupt anti-trans-rights campaigner Kelly-Jay Keen-Minshull at a rally outside parliament this morning.
Ms Keen-Minshull was speaking to a group of protesters when Senator Thorpe ran across the street holding an Aboriginal flag.
She can be heard shouting “you are not welcome”, before being held by federal police.
Watch the video of the incident below
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has been stopped by police from Kellie-Jay Keen’s speech, right in front of Pauline Hanson before joining the counter-rally via @canberratimes #auspol pic.twitter.com/nYUPBAHWCF
— Sarah Basford Canales (@sbasfordcanales) March 23, 2023
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