This Month
‘Unprecedented’: Behind the email that blew up Minters
Veteran lawyer Peter Bartlett lifts the lid on the saga that led to the exit of MinterEllison chief Annette Kimmitt.
June
Judge slams ‘half-baked’ bid to stop bailout in Pesutto-Deeming saga
The former Victorian opposition leader has squared the defamation bill after a loan from the Liberals, but party members who oppose it are taking legal action.
Kennett calls for Victorian Liberals clear-out
Former Victorian Liberal premier Jeff Kennett made the comments at a private event on Thursday night and said the Coalition could not win next year’s election.
Frydenberg’s glorious return to Kooyong appears inevitable
The former treasurer has the chess pieces in place to insert himself back into federal politics.
Deeming sought preselection guarantee to drop Pesutto debt
The Victorian MP wrote to senior Liberals making a series of demands to halt her bankruptcy proceedings against the former leader.
‘Bunch of losers’: What Victorian Liberals think about their party
The chasm inside the Victorian Liberal Party has grown so big, some fear a one-party state will emerge from all the chaos.
Kennett issues 11th hour plea to save Pesutto from bankruptcy
Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett has written to the Liberal Party’s executive committee urging it to bail out John Pesutto from a defamation bill that could send him broke.
May
Vic Liberal turmoil deepens: Deeming fires legal missive at president
Moira Deeming’s lawyer told Liberal Party president Philip Davis he should keep records of all fundraising towards keeping former leader John Pesutto from bankruptcy, escalating a legal dispute.
No Liberal lifeline for Pesutto as bankruptcy threat enters red zone
Victorian Liberals’ administrative committee will not convene a special meeting to consider bailing out former leader John Pesutto for a huge defamation bill.
Budget reply shows Libs have no plan for Victoria’s debt: economists
In a fiery address to parliament, shadow treasurer James Newbury described Victoria as a “run down state” with the highest taxes and biggest level of debt.
‘Fix this’: $2.3m costs ruling could break Pesutto, trigger byelection
Liberal heavyweights are collecting funds for Victorian ex-leader John Pesutto after he was ordered to pay costs in Moira Deeming’s winning defamation case.
Federal Liberals ‘didn’t learn’ from 2022 election wipeout
Victorian shadow treasurer James Newbury has blamed the federal Liberal Party’s failure to heed the message voters sent the Morrison government in 2022.
January
Battin vows to scrap electricity commission, names shadow cabinet
Victorian opposition leader Brad Battin has promoted Liberal MPs who supported him to replace John Pesutto and flagged plans to cut taxes and government waste.
December 2024
Vic Libs get new leader; ASX extends advance; Nissan merger ‘terrible’
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
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.
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.
ASX rebounds; News Corp sells Foxtel; Packer’s $400m Toorak project
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Victoria opposition leader ‘to face leadership spill’ this week
John Pesutto’s bid to head off a challenge by calling a special party room meeting to resolve the Moira Deeming crisis may have backfired.
ASX falls 1pc; More Liberal chaos; Good, bad, ugly of corporate Oz
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
‘Jacinta’s Christmas present’: Liberal anger as Vic chaos rolls on
The party remains in turmoil after a meeting to reinstate ousted MP Moira Deeming was split 14-all, ensuring the internal row continues into next year.