Who is Lidia Thorpe? Radical indigenous Australian senator behind King Charles rant had romance with ex-biker gang boss and strip club row

An Australian politician who interrupted King Charles's address at Australia's Parliament today with a foul-mouthed rant is a controversial activist with a history of outbursts and stunts. Her tirade came during King Charles III's first visit to Australia as monarch Ms Thorpe told the Australian Broadcast Corporation that herself and bikie boss Dean Martin 'briefly dated' in 2021 after they met through Blak activism - she is pictured here posing on a Harley Davidson motorbike She was even forced to quit as Greens party deputy leader in the Senate after she failed to disclose her relationship with former biker gang boss Dean Martin In 2022, the Senator mockingly recited the parliamentary oath of allegiance while slamming the late Queen as a 'coloniser' in 2022. Lidia Thorpe once strode into the Senate with her fist in the air and then mockingly called the late Queen a 'coloniser' Lidia Thorpe previously fired up about 'paying respects' to the late Queen saying the British Empire declared war on First Nations people Her Majesty passed away aged 96 at Buckingham Palace in September 2022 A seething Ms Thorpe, formerly a Senator for the Greens, took to Twitter on Thursday Meanwhile, in 2022, Ms Thorpe resigned as the Greens party deputy leader after failing to disclose her relationship with the ex-president of the Victorian Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang, Dean Martin. Lidia Thorpe attempted to storm the podium during British trans critic Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull's speech for the Let Women Speak rally outside parliament house in March Senator Thorpe said the government had 'made a mistake' cancelling Martin's visa because he is Indigenous Despite this, Ms Thorpe came to Martin's defence in July when the government were set to deport Martin to New Zealand after his visa was cancelled on character grounds. Lidia Thorpe allegedly left female Liberal senator Hollie Hughes in tears after telling her 'at least I keep my legs shut' Senator Hughes on Thursday morning said she found the comments 'beyond disgusting, beyond vile.'