Australian Senator Lies in Front of Truck, Interrupting Mardi Gras Parade

Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe, a former greens who is now independent, temporarily halts the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade by lying in front of a vehicle before she was asked to leave by police on Feb. 25, 2023. AAP Image/Alex Day

Federal Senator Lidia Thorpe lay in front of a truck in the Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday night, with her stunt temporarily halting proceedings.

In a video of the incident shared on social media, the former greens senator who is now independent can be seen lying on her back in front of the truck on Oxford Street during the Saturday night parade.