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‘Bunch of losers’: What Victorian Liberals think about their party

‘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.

Party of chaos: Brad Battin, Moira Deeming and John Pessuto. Bethany Rae

Afortnight ago, Victorian opposition leader Brad Battin thought he was heading into a good week. A video of brazen teenagers armed with machetes brawling in a shopping centre had spread like wildfire on social media.

Battin, a former cop, was relieved. It meant he could go back to the policy area he’s most comfortable in, crime, and put the blowtorch on the premier Jacinta Allan, who was forced to ban the weapons – a ban his party had urged for years.

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correction

Former Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto was sued by another MP for defamation. He did not sue the MP, as was originally published.

Sumeyya Ilanbey
Sumeyya IlanbeyVictorian political correspondentSumeyya Ilanbey is the Victorian political correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Sumeyya on Twitter. Email Sumeyya at sumeyya.ilanbey@afr.com.au

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