Outspoken politician and Indigenous activist Lidia Thorpe was sworn into office on Monday as the senator for Victoria in Australia’s Parliament. But she drew criticism for her behavior, entering the chambers with her fist in the air, and modifying her oath of allegiance to name Queen Elizabeth a “colonizer.” Host Marco Werman tells the story.
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