David Southwick
Swastika drawn on Liberal corflute of Indigenous candidate at home of MP David Southwick
A Liberal MP and candidate were both targeted with antisemitic graffiti on a corflute on Thursday morning.
- Alexander Darling
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- Discrimination
Governments can’t control people’s thoughts, but they must try to stamp out hate speech
Recent proposals are the latest in a string of moves over the years to tackle the issue of free speech and hate speech. Condemnation is easy. Getting laws right is another matter.
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- Antisemitism
Opposition mounts over Allan’s new hate laws
The premier faces a Jewish backlash over plans to insert a “genuine political purpose” defence into the government’s proposed expansion of anti-vilification laws.
- Chip Le Grand
Pesutto says he’s staying as rebels squabble over a replacement
Many in the Victorian Liberal Party want John Pesutto to go. If only they could decide who they want to replace him.
- Kieran Rooney, Chip Le Grand and Rachel Eddie
Deeming v Pesutto: Here’s what we now know about key state Liberals
There were covert recordings, private emails, text messages and colour-coded spreadsheets, but we learned plenty more in court about the key figures in the defamation case that ousted Liberal Moira Deeming brought against Opposition Leader John Pesutto.
- Rachel Eddie
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- Courts
Pesutto backs deputy who secretly taped Liberal meeting as ‘insurance’
Opposition Leader John Pesutto says he “absolutely” trusts David Southwick, who told the Federal Court he secretly recorded an internal meeting as an “insurance policy” because he could no longer trust Moira Deeming.
- Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
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- Political leadership
Pesutto on shaky ground as MPs threaten to defect to Nationals
The relationship between the Coalition partners is at a low ebb after 15 months of chaos and division.
- Annika Smethurst
Peter Dutton’s $900m Frankston train line pledge derails on day one
The opposition leader was spruiking the rail upgrade ahead of the Dunkley byelection, but the state government has already dismissed helping to fund it.
- Bianca Hall and Broede Carmody
Police to step up patrols after violent protest near burnt-out Caulfield shop
Premier Jacinta Allan said the war in the Middle East could not trigger “deeply distressing” violence on the streets of Melbourne.
- Alex Crowe
‘Hateful and cowardly’: Melbourne train protest probed after Nazi salutes, antisemitic threats
Police said a group of about 25 people gathered for an “unplanned demonstration” about 1.30am on Saturday.
- Royce Millar
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