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Neve Brissenden

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Shadow minister resigns over dv hiring scandal | History Defined

Question time in the NT parliament was dominated by a hiring row involving MP Steve Edgington. (Esther Linder/AAP PHOTOS)

The Northern Territory's domestic violence prevention spokesman has resigned from his shadow cabinet position after revelations he hired a former offender as an electoral officer and went into business with another perpetrator.

Revelations surfaced on Tuesday Country Liberal Party Member for Barkly Steve Edgington hired Darius Lee Plummer as an electoral officer despite the latter appearing in court more than 20 times for domestic violence-related offences.

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