Jacinta Price has been slammed by politicians on both sides for voting against a bill which would overturn a ban stopping territory governments making laws on euthanasia.
She also cited her distrust of the current NT government as a reason for voting against the bill, pointing to Labor's handling of the sudden end to remote alcohol bans which have corresponded with an increase in alcohol-related violence and harm.
"Absolutely I would trust them more to do the right thing to consult communities on the ground," she said.Current and former NT politicians have criticised the senator's move, arguing she has gone against the wishes of the majority of Territorians and her own party. "This is nothing more than an act of outright treachery from a self-centred person who does not have and never will have the interests of Territorians at heart," Dr McMahon said in a statement.
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