Senator Lidia Thorpe has threatened to “burn down” Parliament for the pro-Palestine cause in a speech at one of several nationwide rallies on Sunday, despite a tentative peace deal in Gaza.

Thousands took part in the protests — including in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and a string of regional centres — days after a ceasefire between Israel and terrorist group Hamas.

One of several speakers at the Melbourne protest, Senator Thorpe claimed she’d turn to the radical measure to “make a point”, adding she’s “not there to make friends”.

“So we stand with you every day, and we will fight every day, and we will turn up every day and if I have to burn down Parliament House to make a point… I am not there to make friends,” the independent Senator said.

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