Land council CEO Lesley Turner sought $30,000 from a senator over an allegedly defamatory statement. Photo: Lloyd Jones/AAP PHOTOS

An outspoken Liberal senator refused to apologise and pay $30,000 in damages to the head of an Aboriginal land council who she allegedly defamed in a media release, a court has heard.

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Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is being sued by Central Land Council chief executive Lesley Turner over a media release in July 2024 that claimed there had been a failed no-confidence motion against him.

Council chair Matthew Palmer earlier issued his own release includi

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