Lidia Thorpe told to 'sit down' as Senate adjourned after confusion over speaking schedule

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe interjected a number of times while other senators delivered their speeches, prompting the acting deputy president, Louise Pratt, to demand she 'sit down now'. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs

Thorpe says she was trying to deliver a statement from the mother of an Indigenous man who died in custody when she was barred from speaking for yelling over other senators, prompting the chamber to shut down early

Lidia Thorpe says she was trying to speak about cousin’s death in custody when interjections shut down Senate ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia...

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