The troubled Northern Territory Labor Government has been thrown deeper into crisis with another MP announcing she won’t be recontesting the next election.
Member for Katherine, Sandra Nelson won't run at next year’s election after it was revealed she was among a group of MPs who had criticised the government’s handling of the
economy in a private Facebook group. It follows the sacking of three other MLAs just before Christmas after they spoke out about the performance of Chief Minister Michael Gunner.
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