Lidia Thorpe has been accused of mocking the victims of the October 7 attacks in Israel after being photographed wearing a Hamas-style headband just months before confronting King Charles III at an event in Canberra.
The Victoria Senator also wore a keffiyeh scarf in parliament shortly after the terror attack last year.
The Hamas-style headband, worn in July, featured Arabic writing that read: "I like chocolate milk," which she posted with a caption expressing support for the message.
Thorpe published a photo of herself wearing the headband with the caption: "I wholeheartedly support this message. I hope you do too."
Lidia Thorpe once mocked the victims of the October 7 attacks in Israel by wearing a Hamas-style headband just months before confronting King Charles III at an event in Canberra on MondayXThis post was condemned by the Australian Jewish Association (AJA), with concerns also raised about her judgment.
The AJA said the headband "mocks the victims of Hamas murderers, rapists and kidnappers".
Thorpe later deleted her post, adding: "I was not aware of the resemblance between this headband, which says ‘I love chocolate milk’, and items worn by Hamas members".
The Australian lawmaker interrupted the end of King Charles’ speech in Canberra on Monday, bringing a dramatic twist to His Majesty’s tour Down Under.
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She screamed at His Majesty, who watched her without much expression, angrily chanting: "You are not our King, this is not your land!"
Thorpe was pushed out of the chamber by security guards.
The politician has previously been accused of displaying "erratic" and "aggressive" behaviour both in parliament and in public settings.
Her actions have been described as becoming "downright bizarre," according to a report by Sky News.
Thorpe told Charles 'you are not my King' in her rage-fuelled rantReutersShe once disrupted Sydney's Mardi Gras parade by lying in front of a float and separately crawled on all fours outside parliament while carrying an Aboriginal flag.
Criticism of the British Royal Family is also a recurring theme for Thorpe.
Last year, ahead of King Charles and Camilla's Coronation, she demanded an apology from the King for the lasting effects of British colonisation.
She said: "The British monarchy oversaw the oppression of First Nations peoples in British colonies all over the world.
"The horrific impacts of British colonisation, including the genocide of our people, theft of our land and denigration of our culture, are still felt today."
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claimed that Thorpe had "health issues" that needed to be addressed.
