Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling arrested over alleged assault of NT administrator
Australian federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been arrested over an alleged assault on Northern Territory administrator David Connolly at a cultural festival in Darwin.
Luke Gosling, the federal Labor member for Solomon, was arrested on Thursday morning over an alleged assault on the Northern Territory’s administrator earlier this month, NT police said in a statement.
The Northern Territory Police Force said the 54-year-old federal member for Solomon was arrested in relation to an alleged assault on the Administrator of the Northern Territory, David Connolly. The incident is alleged to have occurred at a cultural festival in Darwin.
Investigations began last week and police arrested Gosling on Thursday morning. He remains in custody. A police spokesperson said that Gosling had not yet been charged as of Thursday morning.
Gosling has previously denied having any altercation with Connolly, and NT media has reported Gosling as calling the claims “ridiculous allegations that I categorically deny”.
Gosling and Connolly’s offices were both contacted for comment but did not immediately respond.
