How Lidia Thorpe's outburst at King Charles tops a long list of controversial stunts

Lidia Thorpe's outburst at Parliament during King Charles III's visit is just the latest in a long list of controversial stunts the independent senator has masterminded. Thorpe was infamously filmed verbally attacking a group of men outside a Melbourne strip club In early 2023, Ms Thorpe disrupted a 'Let Woman Speak' event outside Parliament House in Canberra held by controversial women's rights campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull However, protesters demonstrating outside the building that houses the British consulate unknowingly smeared the wrong royal emblem with fake blood - vandalising the coat of arms for the Portuguese monarchy. Ms Thorpe's previous relationship with bikie boss Dean Martin was drawn back into the spotlight earlier this year after she claimed the government had made a mistake in cancelling his visa on character grounds Ms Thorpe faced backlash after demonstrators at a protest she led smeared fake blood on the wrong coat of arms After reviewing footage of Ms Thorpe's confrontation, Mr Ross said she would not be welcome back at the strip club. Ms Thorpe's previous relationship with former bikie boss Dean Martin was drawn back into the spotlight earlier this year after she claimed the government had made a mistake in cancelling his visa on character grounds. Ms Thorpe has also made enemies within other left-wing movements and in early 2023 disrupted a 'Let Woman Speak' event outside Parliament House in Canberra held by controversial women's rights campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull.