Sukkar, speaking to Sky News earlier on Tuesday, said that data shows first home buyers prefer detached houses with a back yard. “That’s a clear preference of first time buyers and we think that Australians should have that opportunity to own a home with a back yard in a suburb.

At a Parliament reception to welcome the British monarch, Lidia Thorpe shouted at Charles that he was not her king and should “give us our land back.”

A few of those attending both Kean’s speech and then O’Brien’s told Guardian Australia near-term issues with energy loomed far larger (and they doubted nuclear would ever happen). One attendee also said it was a bit rich for O’Brien to be blaming the Albanese government for “forcing out” coal plants.

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says King Charles' visit to Australia has been "marred" by Senator Lidia Thrope's "outburst" during a ceremony at Parliament House.

An indigenous Australian senator heckled King Charles and accused him of genocide during a rant that lasted for about a minute inside Australia’s Parliament House. Video footage of the verbal attack is being shared widely on social media.

Opposition leader says Thorpe’s words to king ‘didn’t advance anyone’s cause’ The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has been speaking with ABC RN about a range of issues – including Lidia Thorpe’s actions at King Charles’ parliamentary reception yesterday.