Brad Battin
‘Circus clowns’, ‘extinct volcanoes’: State Liberals given a towelling by Terry
Former staffer Terry Barnes has let the party have both barrels as it tries to select quality candidates for next year’s state election.
- Madeleine Heffernan and Kishor Napier-Raman
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How 12 good men (and women) stepped in to save John Pesutto
The rescue package that spared the former Victorian Liberal leader from bankruptcy was on the brink of collapse hours before Thursday night’s vote.
- Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
Liberal Party bails out John Pesutto, agreeing to $1.5m loan
The party’s governing board has agreed to lend John Pesutto $1.55 million to settle his legal bill with colleague Moira Deeming.
- Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
- Opinion
- Liberal Party
This developer wants to keep Pesutto on a leash. What’s worse, Liberals are entertaining the idea
Property developer Hilton Grugeon has offered the former Victorian Liberal leader a $1 million lifeline that would save his political career, for now. But there are astonishing strings attached.
- Chip Le Grand
Canada’s PM revealed as fan of Aussie film Gallipoli – and he’s no slouch on the hat front
With Anthony Albanese in Canada there was an inevitable trading of gifts. But who did it best?
- Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
- Opinion
- Editorial
Time to pay the Deeming debt and focus on the job of opposition
If the Liberal Party wants to move towards the voters it seeks to represent it may need to open its wallet.
- The Age's View
‘The entire party is imploding’: Groth, Pesutto, Deeming turning Liberal headache into a migraine
Opposition Leader Brad Battin was putting out spot fires on Friday as his deputy defended a chauffeured ride home, and a deadline was missed in the saga threatening to bankrupt a former leader.
- Rachel Eddie
Tax relief and home ownership at heart of opposition budget pitch, but savings lacking
Jacinta Allan “wants to be the premier who got millennials into homes”, but shadow treasurer James Newbury says taxes are killing the Australian dream.
- Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
‘Rephrase that please’: Jacinta Allan steams over manure protest question
The premier was having none of it when a reporter got a little too fresh while asking about a parliamentary poo protest.
- Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
- Updated
- Defamation
John Pesutto facing bankruptcy after order to pay $2.3 million in Moira Deeming’s legal fees
The former Victorian opposition leader says he is determined to stay in parliament and hopes to fundraise enough money to avoid bankruptcy, which would force him to leave parliament.
- Rachel Eddie
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