NT Senator Sam McMahon slammed for urging PM Scott Morrison to hit Chief Minister Michael Gunner in the head with a stick

NT SENATOR Sam McMahon has been slammed after she urged the Prime Minister to hit Chief Minister Michael Gunner in the head with a stick

NT SENATOR Sam McMahon has been slammed after she urged the Prime Minister to hit Chief Minister Michael Gunner in the head with a stick.

Senaator McMahon has been critical of the NT Government not allowing Vanuatu workers to quarantine on farms.

NT Senator Sam McMahon calling for PM Scott Morrison to "take a big stick and beat [NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner @fanniebay] over the head with it to beat some sense into the man" is totally inappropriate language for our public arena #ntpol

— Neda Vanovac (@nedavanovac) October 14, 2020

Speaking to Matt Hepworth on Mix104.9, Dr McMahon reportedly urged Scott Morrison to “take a big stick and beat (Mr Gunner) over the head with it to beat some sense into the man,” according to commentators on social media.

The interview has not been published to Mix104.9’s website.

Former Australian Associated Press NT correspondent.Neda Vanovac took to Twitter to slam Senator McMahon, calling her comments “totally inappropriate language for our public arena”.

Proper shame job. It was literally mental health awareness week last week!

— Emma (@binchicken666) October 14, 2020

When asked about her opinion on Wednesday, Mr Gunner said he was surprised.

“I’ve got no idea what she’s talking about,” he said.

“I think she could’ve picked better words.

“Certainly when it came to my attention, people around me were a bit shocked.”

CLP Senator Sam McMahon. Picture: Sean Davey.

When asked to comment, Senator McMahon said any suggestion she condones violence is being used as “a weapon of mass distraction” by Mr Gunner

“Anybody who suggests I am condoning violence of any type is simply making mischief and they need to take a long, cold shower,” she said.

In 2015, th CLP’s John Elferink — the then NT Attorney-General — stood down as an ambassador with the White Ribbon anti-violence campaign after telling Labor MLA Natasha Fyles he wanted to “give her a slap”.

Mr Elferink offered an apology to Ms Fyles after remarking during a heated debate in NT Parliament: “I am really tempted to give her a slap right now — figuratively speaking”.

Mr Gunner on Wednesday also defended his relationship with the Prime Minister.

“I think you could probably argue that there’s never been a better relationship between the Territory and the Federal governments than what we have right now,” he said.

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But he said the Territory didn’t have the ability to deem Vanuatu “low risk” and therefore couldn’t allow seasonal workers from the Pacific island country to quarantine on farms.

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“I’m not aware of a single instance of anyone doing that in Queensland,” Mr Gunner said.