Indigenous activist and elder Robbie Thorpe to bring a private prosecution against the monarch!

Australia: Bid to Prosecute King Charles [for “Genocide”] Reaches International Court! (30.9.2026)

The confusion probably arises from the fact that the English Parliament uses the non de plume “British Crown” to refer to itself – and uses a “crown” symbol to represent its power (believe it or not – the crown changes design – depending upon whether there is a king or queen on the thrown). In our election system, capitalism and liberal democracy (both invented by the bourgeoisie) cannot be voted out of office. Only the political parties “representing” and “managing” this bourgeois system can be “changed” by voting every four or five-years. Even if King Charles III was prosecuted – he is of German origin and his family was not on the throne when Australia was discovered. It is the permanent bourgeois institutions that are supported by the English Parliament – the Executive (which enforces laws), the Legislature (which makes laws), and the judiciary (which interprets laws) – and the English Parliament itself, that would probably need to be prosecuted. In other words, the national government of the UK administered from Westminster. In this regard, the responsible Prime Minister (which would be Frederick North – Lord North) would probably be the target of such a prosecution. As he has not been alive for hundreds of years – there may be a legal hurdle here that cannot be overcome.

Dancers at the constitutional convention near Uluru last year. Prof Megan Davis says constitutional recognition should be a priority in the Coalition’s ‘refresh’ of Closing the Gap targets.

Australia: Most Targets to Reduce “Indigenous Disadvantage” Not on Track! (31.7.2025)

It said that progress has gone backwards on another four targets relating to Indigenous imprisonment and suicide rates, childhood development and the number of Indigenous children in out-of-home care.

“It is very concerning that we are still seeing outcomes worsening for incarceration rates, children in out-of-home care and suicide,” Malarndirri McCarthy, the federal minister for Indigenous Australians, said in a statement.

The report found that the age-standardized suicide rate of Indigenous Australians increased from 23.6 per 100,000 people in 2018 to 30.8 per 100,000 people in 2023. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the suicide rate for the entire Australian population in 2023 was 11.8 per 100,000 people.