Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe said she would protest against King Charles again, as the Senate passed a censure motion against her on Monday.
The Victorian Senator was both criticised and congratulated for her protest against last month, where she was removed from a parliamentary reception for King Charles after shouting "you are not my king" and "this is not your country".
"In no way do I regret protesting the King," she said.
"I would do it again. It is time this country reckons with its history and puts a stop to the continuing Genocide on First Peoples.
"My allegiance is to the True Sovereigns of this country. Not some King who thinks he's sovereign."
On Monday, the Senate officially passed a censure motion against the Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung Senator, 46 Yes votes to 12 No votes.
Senate footage showed Senator Thorpe entering the chamber and calling out, "Why wasn't I allowed to be here?".
"Shame on you all ... I'll do it again," she appeared to say.
Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi called the motion a "disgrace," arguing her former Greens colleague was being punished for "for telling the truth about invasion, dispossession and the genocide of First Nations people in this country".
Before the vote, Coalition Senate leader Simon Birmingham said the opposition supports the censure motion against Senator Thorpe, calling her behaviour "disrespectful" and arguing politicians should use their platform with "respect and care".
Senator Thorpe said the motion showed both major parties "lie" and "don't stand with First Peoples in this country," arguing instead they stand against "justice and truth" in defending a "foreign king".
"They want me to kneel, to be silent, to disappear, but let me be clear: I am a sovereign Gunai, Gunditjmara, and Djab Wurrung woman," Senator Thorpe said.
"My loyalty lies with my people, with justice, not with a government or a crown that has systematically worked to erase us."
Neither Senator Thorpe, nor United Australia Party Senator Ralph Babet - who was also censured for a tweet using various slurs last week - were in the chamber during the vote.
Nationals Senator Matt Canavan said he would have supported the motion, but the government "brought them on without the senators here to hear the arguments against them or defend themselves".
Calling it a "kangaroo court", he said on X (formerly Twitter): "We have unfortunately cheapened what should be one of the more serious actions the Senate can take."
"Shame on you all" Lidia Thorpe yells after the Senate passed a censure motion against her (when she wasn't yet in the chamber) 46-12 earlier after her interruption of King Charles' reception
hard to tell on this audio from the chamber but she appears to say "I'll do it again" pic.twitter.com/pnvJCGMBzQ
— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) November 17, 2024
Senator Thorpe said she was "silenced" at the parliamentary gathering for the King and was now being silenced in the Senate.
She argued the colonial state "has been built on the continuing Genocide on First Peoples," and said she wouldn't be silent.
"The truth is, this colony is built on stolen land, stolen wealth and stolen lives," Senator Thorpe said.
"The British Crown committed heinous crimes against the First Peoples of this country. These crimes include war crimes, crimes against humanity and failure to prevent genocide. The Crown must be held accountable for these crimes."
Calling for the government to be held "accountable" for the ongoing injustices against First Peoples, the Senator added: "Since my protest to the king in parliament, there have been three First Nations people die in custody that we know about. In just the last 11 months there have been 22 black deaths in custody."
"We've also learnt that 66 children have died in the out of home care system in Victoria in the last four years, and 5400 cases of abuse have been reported, and these numbers are trending upwards. NT and Queensland are pushing through new laws to jail young children," she said.
"But this government remains silent on these real issues."
