The boss of a major Indigenous land council has criticised an outspoken Liberal senator for "escalating" false claims that he was ousted from his position.

Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is being sued for defamation by Central Land Council chief executive Lesley Turner over a July 2024 media release that claimed there had been a no-confidence motion against him.

Council chair Matthew Palmer earlier issued his own release including the same allegedly defamatory claim, which was picked up by Senator Nampijinpa Price and reported by the News Corp-owned NT News and the ABC.

Mr Turner on Thursday said he described the hurt caused by Mr Palmer and Senator Nampijinpa Price's statements at an executive council meeting in the month after their media releases.

"I talked about it being

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