Today
Vic Libs get new leader; ASX extends advance; Nissan merger ‘terrible’
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
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- Victorian Parliament
Brad Battin wins Victorian Liberal leadership with all-male team
Jess Wilson and Chris Crewther lost in a vote to replace John Pesutto on Friday morning as the Liberal Party voted in an all-male leadership team while much of Victoria was engulfed in bushfires.
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- Hannah Wootton
Yesterday
Former cop Brad Battin to challenge for Victorian Liberal leadership
A spill vote against embattled Opposition Leader John Pesutto is slated for Friday, but a ballot will first decide if absent MPs can vote remotely.
- Hannah Wootton
May 2023
Victorian Liberals prepare to expel MP to see off Dutton takeover
Peter Dutton has not ruled out intervening in an escalating row over the suspension of MP Moira Deeming.
- Gus McCubbing and Patrick Durkin
February 2023
Victorian Liberals question Voice after listening to their ‘gut’
Senior Liberals in Victoria including opposition leader John Pesutto say there is not enough information available for them to lend support to the Voice.
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- Gus McCubbing
January 2023
Pesutto may tear down SEC to rebuild Liberals in Victoria
John Pesutto, the new Victorian opposition leader, has hinted he would reverse Labor’s plans to revive the State Electricity Commission.
- Gus McCubbing
December 2022
Pesutto appoints three MPs in their 30s to shadow cabinet
John Pesutto has unveiled his shadow cabinet with younger MPs like Brad Rowswell, Jess Wilson and Sam Groth receiving portfolios at the expense of veterans.
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- Gus McCubbing
John Pesutto wins Liberal leadership in Victoria by one vote
The new leader promised to head a constructive opposition and hold the Daniel Andrews-led Labor government to account.
- Gus McCubbing