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Kennett calls for Victorian Liberals clear-out

Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett has questioned Opposition Leader Brad Battin’s capacity to lead the moribund state Liberals to government and called for a wipe-out of the parliamentary team, opening a fresh battle within the division already reeling from the fallout between MPs John Pesutto and Moira Deeming.

Kennett made the comments at a private event hosted by MinterEllison and MST Financial on Thursday night, just as the Victorian Liberal Party’s powerful administrative committee voted to provide Pesutto with a $1.55 million loan to help him repay his legal bills to Deeming.

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Sumeyya Ilanbey is the Victorian political correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Sumeyya on Twitter. Email Sumeyya at sumeyya.ilanbey@afr.com.au
Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com

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