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Australian senator removes caricature of beheaded King Charles – The Daily Cartoonist

Australian senator removes caricature of beheaded King Charles – The Daily Cartoonist

Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe is criticized for a minute-long tirade against King Charles who was seated after speaking at a welcome reception during his tour of Australia. Thorpe also shared a caricature of a decapitated man King Charles who quoted her “you are not our king”. She later deleted the post and accused a staff member of sharing it.

His statement of Economic times:

“Earlier this evening, without my knowledge, one of my colleagues shared an image on my Instagram stories created by another account, I deleted it as soon as I saw it. I would not intentionally share anything that could be considered to encourage violence against anyone. That’s not what I do.

The cartoon was created by artist, writer and book illustrator Matt Chan. Chan is also co-editor of an anti-imperialist publication The Sunday newspaper.

Cartoon by Matt Chan
Cartoon by Matt Chan

Leader of the Opposition Peter Duton suggested that Thorpe should resign for his behavior.