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INSANE: Federal senator lidia thorpe halts sydney s mardi gras parade with police protest - The Real Truth

Senator Lidia Thorpe lies in front of float at Sydney's Mardi Gras.

Police say former Greens senator Lidia Thorpe was removed from Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade overnight after lying on the ground in front of a float. 

A video from about 9pm on Saturday on Oxford Street shows the independent senator walking behind the NSW Police float yelling "f*** the police", before lying down on her back in protest, momentarily halting the parade.  

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