Jeff Kennett
How people power, John Clarke and Julian Assange saved Fitzroy Pool
Thirty years ago, a Herculean community effort led by an unlikely band of campaigners stopped the site from being turned into a block of flats.
- by Rachael Dexter
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Jeff Kennett apologises for derogatory jibe at woman
The former Liberal premier has apologised for a sexist remark directed towards a woman at a Young Liberal function at the weekend.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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Jeff Kennett receives legal warning from Moira Deeming
The former Liberal premier confirmed a letter he received appeared to argue he had made comments that discouraged witnesses in the defamation trial ousted MP Moira Deeming launched against John Pesutto.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
‘A very unusual situation’: Pesutto shared defamation settlement efforts with Kennett
Opposition Leader John Pesutto also conceded he’d drafted a statement on a possible resignation for Moira Deeming hours before she was brought in to explain her actions to the leadership team.
- by Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
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‘It’s too much’: Howard urges tobacco-like ban on gambling ads
The former prime minister and sports fan says the spread of gambling and the social harm from it is a serious issue for our country.
- by Paul Sakkal
Crocs in the chamber? Politicians test boundaries of parliamentary dress code
Some state MPs are ditching their collared shirts, voting in their activewear and even wearing Crocs. But certain limits remain.
- by Broede Carmody
Liberal MP says former premiers are dividing the party by helping Pesutto
Former Victorian treasurer Kim Wells says the three former Liberal premiers who donated to John Pesutto’s legal fund are “taking a side”.
- by Kieran Rooney
‘Looks like intimidation’: Moira Deeming hits back over Pesutto legal fund
The former Liberal backbencher has questioned the wisdom of three former Liberal Victorian premiers donating to Opposition Leader John Pesutto’s legal defence.
- by Bianca Hall and Kieran Rooney
Former Victorian Liberal premiers donate to Pesutto’s legal fund
Jeff Kennett, Ted Baillieu and Denis Napthine have donated to Opposition Leader John Pesutto’s defamation legal fund.
- by Neil Mitchell
Kennett takes aim at Gowers as Hawks life membership put on hold
Jeff Kennett has labelled successor Andy Gowers petty and potentially vindictive after the former Hawthorn president had his life membership of the club put on hold.
- by Jon Pierik
‘A brilliant sketch’: Tributes as sports writing loses a champion
Sports columnist with The Age and The Australian, Patrick Smith is being remembered for his sharp turn of phrase and devotion to the craft after his death, aged 71.
- by Chip Le Grand
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