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Miklos Bolza

Senator denies 'abuse of power' in council ouster claim

Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is being sued for defamation by a land council executive. (Lloyd Jones/AAP PHOTOS)

It was not unfair or unreasonable to rely on a single source before allegedly defaming the head of a large Aboriginal land council over a vote of dismissal, an outspoken Liberal senator says.

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is being sued by Central Land Council chief executive Lesley Turner over a media release in July 2024 that claimed there had been a failed no-confidence motion against him.

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