A Liberal senator accused of defaming the head of a large Aboriginal land council was an evasive witness who made baseless allegations and gave “illogical and self-serving” answers, a court has been told.

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been sued by Central Land Council chief executive, Lesley Turner, over an allegedly defamatory media release in July 2024 that claimed there had been a failed no-confidence motion against him. Jacinta Nampijinpa Price shouldn’t ‘just parrot’ claims without verifying, defamation trial hears Read more

The release also accused Turner of unprofessional conduct by failing to help poverty-stricken Aboriginal people who were living in tin sheds.

Council chair, Matthew Palmer had earlier issued a release including the same allegedly defamatory claim, which was

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