Brent Potter is an Australian politician who represented the Fannie Bay in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from a 2022 by-election on 20 August 2022 until his defeat at the 2024 election.
Before his political career, Potter worked in the Australian Army, during which he was deployed to Afghanistan.
He also worked in aged care, defence manufacturing, business development, and as a policy advisor to Natasha Fyles, the Northern Territory's Chief Minister from 13 May 2022 until her resignation in 2023.
[1] Potter's now deactivated LinkedIn page showed he had previously worked for an aerospace company which he had helped secure $10 million in public funds from the government.
[7][8] In the posts, Potter reportedly shared offensive memes, quoted Nazis, praised Vladimir Putin and casually used the word nigger.