The Federal Court has heard claims Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price "trampled" on the reputation of the CEO of an Aboriginal land council when she authorised the publication of a press release to more than one thousand journalists in mid-2024. On day one of a seven-day defamation case. Over the course of the seven-day hearing, the court is expected to hear evidence from a number of witnesses including CLC staff, as well as text message and email evidence.