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The NT chief minister is brushing off the continued talk around his government being to blame for the Coalition losing both federal seats on Saturday.

Ahead of the Territory election in August, Adam Giles has picked up on the “Mediscare” backlash, and tried to ward off an NT Labor trip down the same campaign path with accusations the CLP will privatise the PowerWater company.

Giles has taken to Facebook, and put a call out for help with a hashtag (despite having a highly paid social media manager).

We need a new name for the Labor lies around Power and Water and any ideas of a sale. Now some people are talking about #pooscare, some are talking about #electrifright, but I know Australians and Territorians can come up with a much better name.

A privatisation scare campaign from NT Labor may gain more traction than its federal counterpart. The NT government has actually privatised a few things during its term, and some of them, in particular the sale of the Territory Insurance Office, have been pretty unpopular.