NT COVID-19 Source Furious after ‘Sex Worker’ Facebook Slur

NT COVID-19 Source Furious after ‘Sex Worker’ Facebook Slur
Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner arrives at Kirribilli House to meet with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on October 16, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Dan Himbrechts/Getty Images
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A Cairns woman who sparked the Northern Territory COVID-19 outbreak has said she was “livid” at the Facebook post made by the Northern Territory’s Chief Minister Michael Gunner, which incorrectly alleged she was a sex worker in a COVID-19 press release by Chief Minister Micahel Gunnar.

The since-deleted post, detailed her recent movements in the community while infectious read: “She is a sex worker, she should not be judged for this.”

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