Not Pesutto’s last week as payday deadline looms, Battin says
Brad Battin says he is confident John Pesutto will remain in parliament as the $2.3m deadline to save the former opposition leader’s political career draws near.
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‘Sam needs to explain his actions’: Liberal colleague demands answers from Groth
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Labor MP slams her own party’s ‘unfair’ emergency services tax
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Transgender netballer unloads after being booted from women’s comp
A transgender netballer banned from playing in the women’s competition of a suburban Melbourne league has posted a furious reply — and made an explosive claim against an opposition’s head coach.
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