NT government defeats no confidence motion

AFTER a six and a half hour debate, the NT government has crushed a vote of no confidence but it's clear Chief Minister Adam Giles still lacks support.

THE Northern Territory government has defeated a motion of no confidence, despite having only one Country Liberal member speak against the motion.

THE government won the vote 13-10 with two abstentions, but there was a damning silence among the members behind Chief Minister Adam Giles.