Plea seeking action against King Charles III dismissed

An Australian court has dismissed a plea seeking action against King Charles III over alleged genocide against Aboriginal people.

The plea filed by an Indigenous elder activist was rejected by a panel of three judges in the Australian state of Victoria.

The decision, made by the Court of Appeal, represents the third time Uncle Robbie Thorpe has faced defeat in his legal campaign.

The honorific "uncle" is a term of respect accorded to elders within Indigenous Australian communities.

It began in 2023, when he first sought to launch a private prosecution through Melbourne Magistrates' Court.

According to GB News, the 68-year-old's case argues the king bears responsibility alongside Australian governmental institutions for perpetuating systems that systematically disadvantage the country's First Nations people.

Thorpe, a member of the Krautatungalung people from south-eastern Australia, stated plainly that he did not believe he could receive a fair hearing in Australia.

His allegations centre on the claim that Indigenous Australians - who comprise roughly four per cent of the population - continue to suffer disproportionately across a range of socioeconomic factors.