‘Australia remains a crime scene’, Elder tells genocide hearing

THE Supreme Court of Victoria recently heard a groundbreaking case in which Uncle Robbie Thorpe brought charges of genocide against King Charles the Third.

Thorpe, a Krautungalung Elder known for decades of activism, argues that the denial of First Nations’ sovereignty and ongoing injustices are a continuation of colonial genocide.

The case was first brought to the magistrate’s court, where it was dismissed on the grounds that cases of genocide cannot be heard…