Skip to playerSkip to main content
  • 10 hours ago
Details of assault allegations against federal MP Luke Gosling have been heard in court for the first time. The special envoy for defence strenuously denying the charges relating to two incidents involving the king's representative for the Northern Territory earlier this month.

Category

📺
TV
Transcript
00:02Luke, why haven't you resigned as a special envoy?
00:04Have you spoken to the Prime Minister yet?
00:07Why didn't you take police's calls?
00:09Darwin's NT Thai Festival, the scene of two alleged assaults by Mr Gosling, 30 minutes apart.
00:16The first, the administrator didn't see coming.
00:19The second, a hip and shoulder collision and elbow strike.
00:23Gosling's lawyer saying the case is incredibly weak, with no independent witnesses.
00:28I have spoken with the Prime Minister and just been clear that I'm going to contest these allegations.
00:36Now unable to come within 50 metres of Government House and ordered to stay 15 metres away from David Connolly
00:43at all times.
00:44Yesterday, Luke Gosling's lawyer claimed his arrest had been politicised.
00:48Police deny that, saying they made multiple attempts to contact Gosling in the days before his arrest.
00:55The Chief Minister backing it in.
00:57I find that highly offensive on behalf of our Northern Territory police force.
01:02The first I heard from the NT police was a phone message whilst I was working in Queensland two days
01:11ago.
01:12Pressure for the PM to dump Gosling growing.
01:15When it comes to the crunch, never shows the leadership he should.
01:18He doesn't show leadership. This is a test of leadership for him.
01:22Have you become a distraction to the government?
01:24The former army commando clinging on for now.
01:27..
01:27..
01:27..
01:27..
01:28..
01:28..
01:28..
01:29..
Comments

Recommended