The incoming Northern Territory administrator, David Connolly, has issued a last-minute apology over past social media posts – described as “racist” in parliament – that have inspired fierce opposition to his swearing-in.
As the controversial pastoralist prepares to take his oath on Friday, Aboriginal leaders have vowed to refuse to host the administrator – King Charles’s official representative in the territory, and the equivalent of a state governor – in remote communities, saying Connolly is “toxic”.
