00:00Australia's former Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs accused of involvement in a plan to get Central Land Council boss Les Turner booted from the top job.
00:13Senator, did you help orchestrate a coup to sack Lesley Turner from his role as CEO?
00:17During her second day in the witness box, Jacinta Numpajimpa-Price denying she helped orchestrate a leadership coup alongside the council's then-chairman Matthew Palmer and former Alice Springs school principal Gavin Morris.
00:30The court shown texts between Morris and the senator a month before she published a media release now at the centre of her civil trial, claiming CEO Lesley Turner was no longer fit to continue in the role.
00:43In one text from June 2024, Morris telling the senator,
00:47There are some pretty big movements about to go on at the Central Land Council which I think you should definitely know about. Happy to chat when you are free.
00:55The senator responding,
00:56Thanks, I'll give you a call early next week if that works.
00:59Morris then telling the senator,
01:01They are planning a coup and getting rid of CEO and executive. They have all 90 delegates ready to go.
01:08The senator told the court she knew the then-chairman wanted to dismiss the CEO and that Gavin Morris wanted to replace him.
01:17She also confirmed a member of her staff helped Morris draft a media release sent hours before her own, claiming Mr. Turner had faced a no-confidence motion.
01:28While admitting she knew about the coup, the senator repeatedly denied involvement.
01:33Earlier this month, Morris was found guilty of assaulting a number of students at Yiparinya School, where the senator's mother was vice-principal.
01:41Senator Numpajimpa-Price told the court she was unaware of the allegations against Morris at the time she published the media release.
01:49Earlier this year, the senator launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund her legal costs and avoid possible bankruptcy, which would spell the end of her political career.
02:00Today, the senator asked about a settlement offer by Mr. Turner, which she refused, the politician denying she tried to paint herself as the victim.
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