Resign calls over DV ‘love dance’ quip
The former vice-president of the Country Liberal Party has been asked to resign after blaming victims for remaining in violent relationships and saying domestic violence is ‘quite often a love dance’.
The former vice-president of the Country Liberal Party has been asked to resign after blaming victims for remaining in violent relationships and saying domestic violence is ‘quite often a love dance’.
Senior NT Country Liberal Party figure Steve Doherty has blamed domestic violence victims for remaining in violent relationships.
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NT anti-corruption chief Michael Riches told his estranged wife he had booked a meeting with the Chief Minister to disclose he had been served a domestic violence order – but the NT government has no record of a meeting.
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