PoliticsPolitical leadershipPrint articleVictorian Opposition leader faces spill motionTom BurtonGovernment editorMar 15, 2021 – 6.09pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginVictorian Liberal leader Michael O’Brien joins a growing list of embattled opposition leaders, with a spill motion challenging his leadership to be moved on Tuesday morning.The motion is being sponsored by former policeman and spokesman for roads, youth justice and crime prevention Brad Battin, but it is uncertain if he has enough support among the 31 Liberal MPs to get enough votes to then challenge Mr O’Brien.Loading...Tom Burton was government editor at The Australian Financial Review.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MorePolitical leadershipMichael O'BrienDaniel AndrewsLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe 25 new watches you need to know nowLuke Benedictus and Bani McSpeddenWhat OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobThis Australian watch reseller is making its move on London and NYCBOSS Financial ReviewWhat the NAB saga reveals about the private lives of CEOsPatrick DurkinThe 5 tips that stuck with 2025’s BOSS Young ExecutivesHow a divorce at the age of 36 turbocharged this leader’s careerLife & LeisureLike the luxury resort? Now you can buy the homeJill DupleixThe fashion designer who has sold 38,000 of one dressThe most dangerous wine in the worldRich ListStake.com founder invests millions to build Australia’s ChatGPTPaul SmithRich Lister Walker family donate millions to Sydney cancer centreChina provides reality check for Forrest’s green iron dream