Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is being sued by the chief executive of the Central Land Council (CLC), Lesley Turner, over a media release distributed by her office in July 2024. Over two days of heated cross-examination, the senator has been questioned about the allegations in the release and whether she took steps to verify the claims. Parties are expected to deliver their closing addresses on Tuesday before the judge takes time to consider his decision.
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.
02:09Two days of interrogation finally drawing to a close.
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