The Northern Territory's Deputy Chief Minister, Dave Tollner, has resigned after homophobic comments he made about another minister's staffer went public.
In a press conference this afternoon NT Chief Minister Adam Giles said he had accepted Mr Tollner's resignation as deputy chief minister and treasurer.
Last week Mr Tollner called another minister's staffer - a party advisor and son of a colleague - a "pillow biter" and "shirt lifter".
In a radio interview earlier today, Mr Tollner said he has no problem with homosexual people and spoke of a family breakdown after his own mother left for another woman.
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The Northern Territory's Deputy Chief Minister, Dave Tollner, has resigned after homophobic comments he made about another minister's staffer went public.
In a press conference this afternoon NT Chief Minister Adam Giles said he had accepted Mr Tollner's resignation as deputy chief minister and treasurer.
Last week Mr Tollner called another minister's staffer - a party advisor and son of a colleague - a "pillow biter" and "shirt lifter".
In a radio interview earlier today, Mr Tollner said he has no problem with homosexual people and spoke of a family breakdown after his own mother left for another woman.
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