Senator Thorpe, the King and the Constitution

After making global headlines for interrupting a reception for King Charles, Independent First Nations Senator Lidia Thorpe has claimed she didn't breach her parliamentary oath of office, because when she was sworn in to the Senate she pledged her allegiance to the Queen’s hairs, rather than heirs.

The Opposition is seeking legal advice to determine whether the Senator should be ousted parliament. But publicly there has mixed reaction to the protest itself.

Michelle Grattan, Chief Political Correspondent at The Conversation and Professorial fellow at Canberra University joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas on The Party Room.

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