A man charged with enslaving his family to work on their farm acted like an “absolute ruler … unrestrained by law” and used guns and violence to force them into servitude for five years, a court has heard.
The girlfriend of late media titan Harold Mitchell is challenging his will in a bid for more of his $60m fortune after being gifted $5m cash.
A security threat briefly shut down the defamation battle between Moira Deeming and John Pesutto after a man carrying a bunch of eggs was discovered in court.
A second secret recording of a closed-door meeting between Moira Deeming and the Liberal Party leadership — recorded the day her emails were exposed in the media — has been released to the public.
David Southwick MP has defended his decision to secretly record a meeting with Moira Deeming, claiming it was to “protect” himself.
Former Liberal MP Matthew Bach has said he was “never surprised” to learn that party meetings were recorded as he took the stand in the defamation battle against Opposition Leader John Pesutto.
A document prepared by Opposition Leader John Pesutto’s staff featured detailed suggestions on how the Liberal leadership could sway votes in favour of booting Moira Deeming from the party.
Convicted murderer George Marrogi is suing Barwon Prison for refusing him access to a prayer box for his Jewish faith amid apparent fears he could smuggle contraband into jail.
John Pesutto has been accused of making a “political move” to “take out” Moira Deeming from the Liberal Party by using a rally she organised — which was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis — as an excuse to get rid of her.
John Pesutto has agreed that a criticism of one of his MPs by ex-premier Dan Andrews “would be a consideration” in moving to expel them amid his defamation fight with exiled MP Moira Deeming.
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