Lidia Thorpe pulled to ground by police officer at anti-trans-rights rally | ABC News

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has been pulled to the ground after attempting to interrupt anti-trans-rights campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull at a rally outside parliament.
Ms Keen-Minshull was speaking to a small group of protesters huddled under a marquee in the rain when Senator Thorpe, draped in the Aboriginal flag, crossed the street and attempted to enter under the marquee.

Senator Thorpe could be heard shouting "you are not welcome", before being pushed back by a man in a suit and pulled to the ground by a police officer.

Video footage shows officers initially attempting to help Senator Thorpe back on her feet, until she crawls away from the crowd and then stands up to join pro-LGBTQ counter-protesters a short distance away.

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