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Paul Osborne

NT senator quits coalition in blow to PM

Senator McMahon's resignation leaves the government with no parliamentary representation in the NT. (AAP)

The Morrison government faces a trickier path for its laws through parliament with a Northern Territory senator quitting the Nationals party room to sit on the cross bench.

Dr Sam McMahon said in a statement on Monday she had resigned from the NT Country Liberal Party effective from Friday, ending a 30-year association with the party.

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