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| Liberal Natasha Griggs in confrontation with unionist who filmed her Liberal Natasha Griggs in confrontation with unionist who filmed her | |
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| Footage has emerged showing the government MP Natasha Griggs confronting a union member in the street demanding she stop filming her and the phone hitting the ground. | Footage has emerged showing the government MP Natasha Griggs confronting a union member in the street demanding she stop filming her and the phone hitting the ground. |
| In an incident that’s been labelled “aggressive”, Griggs walks up to the filmer repeating “don’t video me” before the screen goes black for a few seconds while the phone is on the ground. | In an incident that’s been labelled “aggressive”, Griggs walks up to the filmer repeating “don’t video me” before the screen goes black for a few seconds while the phone is on the ground. |
| The Maritime Union of Australia’s Northern Territory branch secretary, Thomas Mayor, said he witnessed the incident at the NT’s Palmerston night markets while handing out flyers about seafarer jobs. | The Maritime Union of Australia’s Northern Territory branch secretary, Thomas Mayor, said he witnessed the incident at the NT’s Palmerston night markets while handing out flyers about seafarer jobs. |
| He said Griggs hit the phone out of the union member’s hand. | He said Griggs hit the phone out of the union member’s hand. |
| “She’s lying when she reckons the woman dropped it,” he said on Saturday. “It was aggressive.” | “She’s lying when she reckons the woman dropped it,” he said on Saturday. “It was aggressive.” |
| Unionists can be heard yelling “shame” after the altercation. | Unionists can be heard yelling “shame” after the altercation. |
| Griggs insists she put up her hand to block the footage being taken by the “union operative” after she refused to stop filming. | Griggs insists she put up her hand to block the footage being taken by the “union operative” after she refused to stop filming. |
| At that point the unionist dropped the phone to the ground and another started chanting, she said. | At that point the unionist dropped the phone to the ground and another started chanting, she said. |
| The MP labelled the incident “nothing more than another union stunt”. | The MP labelled the incident “nothing more than another union stunt”. |
| “I will not be intimidated by the unions nor should the people of Darwin and Palmerston,” she said in a statement. | “I will not be intimidated by the unions nor should the people of Darwin and Palmerston,” she said in a statement. |
| Labor is hopeful it can reclaim Griggs’ marginally held seat of Solomon in the Northern Territory. | Labor is hopeful it can reclaim Griggs’ marginally held seat of Solomon in the Northern Territory. |
| The Country Liberal party MP won the electorate from Labor in 2010 and retained it by 1.4% last election. | The Country Liberal party MP won the electorate from Labor in 2010 and retained it by 1.4% last election. |