Jacinta Price Responds to Defamation Case by Aboriginal Land Council Chief

NT Senator Jacinta Price has lodged an affidavit defending herself in a Federal Court defamation caseShadow Defence Industry Minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Nov. 20, 2024. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas11/6/2025|Updated: 11/6/2025Senator Jacinta Price has submitted an 85-page affidavit to the Federal Court amid legal action brought by Aboriginal Central Land Council (CLC) Chief Executive Lesley Turner, who alleges the Northern Territory MP defamed him.The case centres on a media release in which Senator Price suggested Turner lacked support within the CLC and said he had been removed from his position.Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.Author’s Selected Articles