AAP General News (Australia)
08-04-2009
NT: Anderson accuses NT govt of condoning racism
Rebel MP ALISON ANDERSON has called on the Rudd government to condemn Northern Territory
Labor .. and stand-up for Aboriginal rights.
Ms ANDERSON has quit the party today over its handling of remote Aboriginal housing.
Labor now has only 12 seats in the 25-member parliament and Territorians could now
go to the polls within weeks.
Ms ANDERSON says she's also quitting because the Territory's Labor leader PAUL HENDERSON
failed to stand up for her after she was attacked in a weekend column.
She says the article was blatantly racist and Mr HENDERSON'S silence is a signal that
it's OK to beat up on black politicians.
AAP RTV tr/ka
KEYWORD: ANDERSON (DARWIN)
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