"I, sovereign Lidia Thorpe, do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will be faithful and I bear true allegiance to the colonising Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second." Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe was forced to redo her oath of allegiance for Australian parliamentarians. With one fist raised, senatorthorpe referred to the Queen as a "coloniser" when being sworn in to Australia’s parliament on Monday. The Greens senator was chided by the Labor Senate president, Sue Lines, who instructed her to redo her oath again by lines. Thorpe’s statement was also met by an uproar on the Senate floor. One voice can be heard to say “You’re not a senator if you don’t do it properly,” while another added "None of us like it.” Thorpe said she stood for parliament “to question the illegitimate occupation of the colonial system in this country” in an interview with Australian talk show The Project last month. In June, Prime minister Anthony Albanese appointed the country’s first minister tasked with overseeing Australia’s transition to a republic. Find out more by clicking the link in our bio and following @guardianaustralia. #greens #firstnations #aboriginalaustralia #indigenous #queen #monarchy