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Shannon DeeryState Politics Editor

Shannon Deery is the Herald Sun’s state political editor. He joined the paper in 2007 and covered courts and crime before joining the politics team in 2020.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos December 16, 2024: Treasurer Tim Pallas announces his retirement during a press conference with Premier Jacinta Allan. Picture: NewsWire / Aaron Francis

Pallas racked up $650,000 bill on luxury overseas trips

Jetsetting former treasurer Tim Pallas slugged taxpayers a staggering amount for 14 international junkets.

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Victorian taxpayers have been sluged $40,000 for a new dining table at Parliament House,. The table and chairs are made by Elliot Gorham for the Speaker’s Dining Room Picture: Supplied

Vic taxpayers slugged $40k for new Parliament House dining table

In the middle of a cost of living crisis and skyrocketing debt, the Victorian government has been criticised for going on a “Saddam Hussein-inspired spending spree” for a new table.

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Pesutto to face new leadership challenge as early as this Friday

Embattled Opposition Leader John Pesutto is set to face a new leadership challenge from senior Liberal Brad Battin – and critics are confident they will blast him out of the job.

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Liberal party members meeting to vote on the re appointment of Moira Deeming.Leader John Pesutto.Picture by Wayne Taylor 20th December 2024

Lib factions set to unite to ‘blast’ Pesutto from leadership

A broad coalition of Liberal MPs are preparing to blast John Pesutto out of the state party’s leadership in the new year if he continues to refuse to step aside.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.NewsWire Photos. DECEMBER 12, 2024. Liberal MP Moira Deeming leaves the Federal Court after her defamation win against Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto. Picture: NewsWire/Ian Currie

Pesutto facing $2m nightmare after rejecting $100k settlement

Opposition Leader John Pesutto rejected the chance to escape his legal battle with ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming for $100,000. Now he’s staring at a $2m financial wipeout.

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Probe into ‘toxic’ building peak body after long-running internal war

A formal investigation has been launched into Master Builders Association of Victoria amid allegations of financial wrongdoing and a “toxic culture”.

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Windsor train station issues. Sam Hibbins MP is campaigning to improve the station by installing a second entrance and improving pedestrian access. Picture Norm Oorloff

When voters will head to the polls for Prahran by-election

Voters will go to the polls early in 2025 to elect a replacement for former Greens MP Sam Hibbins, who resigned last month after being forced to quit the party when his affair with a staffer was exposed.

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Another key Pesutto staffer resigns

Oppostion Leader John Pesutto has lost another key staffer in the latest in a raft of major changes to his team, which is growing confident of a 2026 election win.

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‘Voice of reason’: Leaders pay tribute to outgoing Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh

Victorian Nationals MP Peter Walsh has been praised for his long contribution to the party after it was revealed he would be replaced as leader by Gippsland South MP Danny O’Brien.

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MP quits parliament after affair with staffer, sparking by-election

Ex-Greens MP Sam Hibbins has resigned from parliament after being forced to quit the party following an affair with a staffer — and the move has sparked a by-election in the seat of Prahran.

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