Rumours fly on NT government split

Divisions in the Northern Territory government have deepened as rumours persist that three Aboriginal members of parliament have threatened to leave the government if their demands are not met.

In a lively question time on Thursday, Opposition Leader Delia Lawrie asked Chief Minister Adam Giles to confirm that three MPs - Alison Anderson, Larissa Lee and Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu - had threatened to split from the Country Liberal party if they did not receive a cabinet seat and more funding for their electorates.

"(Are) they asking for a seat in cabinet to oversight additional spending in the bush, so your government does something to start to deliver on the billions of dollars in unfunded election commitments you signed up to in contracts across the bush?" Ms Lawrie asked.

"I am talking to the members for Arnhem, Arafura and Namatjira, but I talk to every member here about what they want in their electorates," Mr Giles replied.

Ms Anderson told the ABC on Thursday she had ruled out leaving the government to sit on the cross benches.

"That's just a perception. It's been made up by people," she said.

On Wednesday night, the government voted with the opposition to discipline Tourism and Central Australia Minister Matt Conlan for bullying and abusive behaviour.

It has been alleged that in a CLP wing meeting in February, he said to Ms Anderson: "Why don't you do us all a favour, Alison, and f*** off, you ****."

He apologised three days later under pressure from female colleagues, but neither he nor the chief minister have publicly addressed the allegations, which were first aired by Health Minister Robyn Lambley.

When asked on Thursday what disciplinary action would be taken against Mr Conlan, Mr Giles replied: "(He) has been disciplined. He offered an apology and I have accepted that apology."

He in turn accused Labor of bullying Mr Conlan by pursuing the matter.

Opposition government accountability spokesman Ken Vowles said the government was behaving chaotically.

"We saw extraordinary scenes last night when the chief minister voted for a motion to discipline his own minister. We saw Matt Conlan come out and vote for himself to be disciplined," he told reporters.

"They're in deep division."