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.
January 2024
‘Consultative’ Allan has reunited warring Labor factions: MPs
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s more “consultative” leadership repairs a brutal factional rift that emerged after Daniel Andrews resigned, MPs say.
May 2023
Moira Deeming to face expulsion vote for second time
Victorian Liberal MPs say they hope a second vote this Friday on whether to expel Moira Deeming from the parliamentary party will bring an end to the damaging saga.
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.
March 2023
Dutton challenges Albanese to ban Nazi symbols after Victorian rally
Peter Dutton has called on Anthony Albanese to ban Nazi symbols as Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming faces expulsion from the parliamentary party room.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Why Victoria is vulnerable to grey corruption risk
Under an all-powerful premier, the state’s sprawling bureaucracy is no longer the cream of the Australian public sector.
Fix ‘unaffordable, unsustainable’ housing to save Victorian Liberals
Vying for opposition leader, Brad Battin says the Liberal Party must target aspirational voters in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
Andrews scores factional win as Strictly Ballroom star becomes MP
The premier has scored an internal victory, with seven members of Labor’s Right faction, including treasurer Tim Pallas, joining his Socialist Left faction.
Victorian Liberal Party faces pivot decision on who will lead it next
The new leader of the Victorian Liberals will be either John Pesutto or Brad Battin, with the party to decide at a meeting next Thursday.
November 2022
Culturally diverse boards the ‘new frontier’: Andrews
Newly re-elected Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has promised to promote more culturally diverse candidates into government.
Turnbull, Kroger trade blows over ‘toxic’ Liberal leadership
Progressive Liberal John Pesutto has confirmed he will contest the leadership of the Victorian Liberal Party as party elders bicker over who is to blame for the devastating loss on the weekend.
Nationals will oppose Indigenous Voice
Nationals leader David Littleproud labels Indigenous Voice “another layer of bureaucracy” that won’t achieve anything. Here’s how the day unfolded.
How the Liberal Party can return from disaster
Home ownership is the most-important determinant of how people vote. Promoting it should the party’s long-term objective.
Emboldened Andrews promises to lead progressive march with PM
Victorian leader Dan Andrews has vowed to govern for a full four years after his decisive win, as progressive Liberal John Pesutto seeks the party leadership.
Tears, beers and cheers as Andrews wins third crown
Daniel Andrews, who romped to a third straight election victory on Saturday, will become the state’s longest serving Labor premier by Easter.
Pesutto to run for Liberal leadership as new MPs ‘key’ to renewal
Michael O’Brien has told colleagues he won’t run for the Liberal leadership, paving the way for John Pesutto to take the reins should he win in Hawthorn.