Jacinta Nampijinpa Price shouldn’t ‘just parrot’ claims without verifying, defamation trial hears

Central Land Council chief executive Lesley Turner alleges the Liberal senator defamed him in a 2024 press release

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Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price should have verified claims about the head of an Aboriginal land council before publicly harming his reputation, a defamation trial has heard.

Central Land Council chief executive, Lesley Turner, has brought federal court proceedings alleging the senator defamed him through a July 2024 press release.