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Blain MLA Mark Turner rejects ‘untrue’ rumours raised in NT Parliament
A Northern Territory Labor politician has accused the Opposition leader of chasing political gain by peddling false and damaging rumours that he engaged in illegal activity.
Key points:
- Mark Turner told NT Parliament any allegation of illegal activity was “categorically false”
- He confirmed he had been in an “intimate” friendship with a private citizen
- His speech followed days of unsubstantiated allegations in the media and NT Parliament
Blain MLA Mark Turner’s speech followed days of undetailed claims published in the NT News and then repeated by Opposition leader Lia Finocchiaro in NT Parliament during the first two sitting days of the year.
Ms Finocchiaro on Wednesday repeated claims that a member of Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s staff…
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