Linda Burney defends Lidia Thorpe after she clashed with police at Posie Parker anti-trans rally

The treatment of fiery Senator Lidia Thorpe at a ‘pro-women’ rally outside Parliament has been labeled ‘disturbing’ by Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney.

Senator Thorpe was filmed being restrained by police as she tried to break the anti-trans rally of Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as Posie Parker.

The footage showed Senator Thorpe as she collapsed to the ground, draped in an Aboriginal flag, trying to crawl away from police.

Ms Burney told ABC Radio on Friday morning that she found footage of the incident “disturbing and concerning”.

“My concern is for Lidia, I hope she gets the support she should,” she said.

Pictured: Kellie-Jay Watches closely as Lidia Thorpe moves along

Ms Burney said she found footage of the incident “disturbing and worrying”.

The incident has been referred to the Australian Federal Police standard professional command – a decision that Ms Burney supports.

“I think… is absolutely appropriate,” she said.

‘TThe real problem is making sure that her well-being, her well-being, is in order and that she gets the support she needs.”

Senator Thorpe claimed she was ‘pulverized’ by police and said Mrs Keen-Minshull – whom she called ‘filth’ – was not allowed to speak on Aboriginal land.

Other politicians were less supportive of the controversial independent senator, with opposition leader Peter Dutton scathing in his assessment of the situation.

Mr Dutton said Senator Thorpe’s actions were ‘shameful’.

“The Australian Federal Police should not be wasting its resources dealing with Senator Thorpe’s stunts,” he said Thursday.

Independent senator from the ‘black sovereignty’ movement later claimed she was ‘pulverized’ by police

Rain poured down on Canberra as Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (pictured) spoke outside Parliament House before the rally

“It was a pathetic display and she should be ashamed of her behavior.”

Attorney General Mark Dreyfus also weighed in on the incident, saying the footage showing Senator Thorpe refusing to be apprehended by police before riding off on his hands and knees was “disturbing.”

“I have sought urgent advice from the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police,” Dreyfus said.

Ms Keen-Minshull toured Australia with rallies in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart, sparking ferocious counter-demonstrations by pro-LGBTQI activists.

As the rain poured down on Canberra, hundreds of anti-Posie protesters flocked to Ms Keen-Minshull’s ‘pro women’ rally, separated on the lawns of Parliament House by two dozen police officers.

Draped in an Aboriginal flag, Senator Thorpe made a straight line to Ms Keen-Marshall, before she was intercepted by police and forced to the ground

Attendees bumped into pro-trans protesters by holding signs that read “wild boys are not boys,” “protest the innocence of children,” and “libraries are for books, not perversion.”

On the other hand, there were slogans like ‘bigties in the trash’, ‘f*** off Posie, f**k off’ and ‘you’ve got the Nazis on your side’.

Following Ms Thorpe’s attempt to disrupt Keen-Minshull’s speech – which was reminiscent of her lying down in front of a float at Mardi Gras last month – the former Greens senator overturned the decision to allow the controversial speaker into the country.

“We will not tolerate this kind of filth in Ngunnawal and Ngambri country, let alone the Nazi support that these people have,” she said.

“They’re racist, they’re homophobic, they destroy people’s lives. This country should be ashamed that they even let people like this into this country.

“I went to tell her they are not welcome here, and I was pulverized by the police for simply telling that person not to be here.

“I was attacked by the police today as a sovereign Gunnai, Gunditjmara, DjabWurrung woman.

“And the police must answer for the attack, but this government must also answer why these people are being allowed into the country.”

LIDIA THORPE’S PROTEST AGAINST THE POLICE AT SYDNEY’S MARDI GRAS

Lidia Thorpe has said she is “proud” of her Mardi Gras protest after lying down in the middle of the parade and clashing with police.

The former Greens senator received boos from the crowd when she disrupted the parade along Sydney’s Oxford Street.

Daily Mail Australia watched Senator Thorpe suddenly crash into the police section of the parade with her arms crossed over her head as she shouted ‘f**k the police’.

After chasing officers as they marched, she repeatedly yelled her slogan in their faces as others confronted her.

She then jumped in front of the Australian Federal Police car and lay down on the ground trying to stop it.

Senator Thorpe addressed her behavior the following morning, saying she was “proud” of her action.

“Black and brown trans women started the first pride march in protest against police brutality,” she wrote on Twitter.

“Today we are still confronted with police brutality. Proud to have joined the #PrideInProtest float in Sydney to say #NoPrideInGenocide, #NoPrideInPrisons and #NoCopsInPride.”

Senator Thorpe was later pictured lying on her back in front of a float as it attempted to travel down Oxford Street when two police officers asked her to continue amid ‘angry’ from the crowd

Footage of her protest circulated on social media on Sunday morning and her antics drew widespread criticism.

“She has zero respect for LGBTQIA people. The woman is a disgrace!’ one wrote.

Another added: “Is there anywhere Lidia Thorpe can go and just act like a normal human being?

“Is it really that hard to behave properly?”

“In a desperate attempt to gain attention and relevance, activist Lidia Thorpe lays in front of the #MardiGras2023 float to prevent it from moving on, fights with police and reportedly shouted ‘F*** the police’” , a third person wrote.

“A total disgrace to the elected office!”

No charges were filed and there were no arrests.

Ms Thorpe marched with the ‘No Pride in Genocide’ float, campaigning for zero police presence on Mardi Gras and was previously pictured in First Nations colors and carrying an Aboriginal Flag handbag.

Senator Thorpe wore Aboriginal colors and held a ‘No Pride in Genocide’ sign at the iconic parade