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NT Parliament hears claim that Labor’s Member for Blain Mark Turner misled Legislative Assembly
The Northern Territory opposition has successfully moved a motion in Parliament to have the Member for Blain referred to the Privileges Committee, accusing Mark Turner of misleading the Legislative Assembly over a statement he made last week about his connection to a “private citizen”.
Key points:
- Mark Turner was elected as the Labor Member for Blain in August last year
- He has been expelled from the Labor caucus but remains a member of the party
- The CLP has told parliament a statement Mr Turner made last week was misleading
The former policeman revealed in Parliament last Wednesday that he had carried out a consensual friendship with a woman, which he acknowledged was “not appropriate” because some aspects were “too intimate”.
“During this…
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