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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

Central Land Council CEO launches defamation case against Jacinta Price

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, in 2023
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, is being sued for defamation by Lesley Turner, CEO of the Central Land Council, over a July media release. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The chief executive officer of the Central Land Council has launched a federal case against Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price over allegations she defamed him in a media release in July.

The CEO, Lesley Turner, said the release, which has now been taken offline but was mentioned in two NT News articles, incorrectly reported that a no-confidence motion had been moved by members of the council against him.

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