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MP's defamation evidence 'illogical and self-serving'

A Liberal senator "just didn't care" that claims she made about the head of an Aboriginal land council were wrong, a defamation trial has been told.

AAP · Oct 28, 2025

Senator rejects blame for remote Indigenous plight

An outspoken Liberal senator has denied being involved in a coup against an Aboriginal land council boss, who she accused of failing communities.

AAP · Oct 27, 2025

Senator denies 'abuse of power' in council ouster claim

A Liberal senator has admitted relying on "say so" before allegedly defaming the head of a large NT Aboriginal land council over a claimed vote of dismissal.

AAP · Oct 24, 2025

Loan plan in Republican bill could worsen doctor shortage, experts warn

Proposal to limit student loans for ‘professional programs’ risks driving people away from medicine, critics say

The Guardian - US · Jun 1, 2025

NT senator suffers early blow in defamation suit

Shadow Indigenous Australians minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has suffered an early blow in a defamation suit after failing to file a defence on time.

AAP · Oct 30, 2024

Central Land Council CEO launches defamation case against Jacinta Price

Lesley Turner says July media release from shadow minister for Indigenous Australians injured his ‘personal and professional reputation’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2024

‘We’re already vulnerable’: the carers told to repay huge sums by the DWP

Some of the tens of thousands penalised for ‘honest mistakes’ tell how their lives have been affected

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024

'Fun and brilliant' mum, 40, died from cancer so rare nurses had never even heard of it

Lesley Turner asked doctors not to tell her how long she had left to live after being diagnosed with angiosarcoma

Manchester Evening News · Mar 19, 2023

Heartbreak as Scottish mum dies of rare cancer that nurses had never heard of

Husband Rob said the couple "knew pretty quickly that it was serious" - but that Lesley's response to the situation was to smile and say "I'm still here".

Edinburgh Live · Mar 19, 2023

Heartbreak as Scots mum dies of rare cancer that nurses had never heard of

Lesley Turner, who was originally from Stranraer, passed away in July last year of angiosarcoma.

Daily Record · Mar 18, 2023