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About Max Ortmann
- Maxwell Henry "Max" Ortmann (born 3 June 1941) is a former Australian politician.
- He was the Country Liberal Party member for Brennan in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 1994.
- Ortmann defeated sitting CLP MLA Col Firmin both for preselection and when Firmin ran as an Independent.
- He earned the sobriquet "Mad Max" following an incident where he wrapped a microphone cord around the neck of Jeremy Thompson, an ABC reporter, after a series of probing questions.
- Ortmann lost preselection to Denis Burke in 1994 and was defeated as an independent.
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