Woman charged with assaulting Australian senator who shouted at Britain's King Charles

Australian senator Lidia Thorpe protests during the Ceremonial Welcome to Australia for King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Australian Parliament House in Canberra, marking the King’s first visit as sovereign to Australian Parliament House, on day two of the royal visit to Australia and Samoa (AP)

A woman has appeared in an Australian court charged with a May assault on the Indigenous senator who shouted at Britain's King Charles during a royal reception last week.

The assault allegedly occurred on May 25, when independent Senator Lidia Thorpe attended an Australian Rules football match in her hometown of Melbourne.