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Feds to Victorian Liberals: start Battin and quit fighting
Victorian Liberals have surrendered to pre-election pressure from federal MPs and installed new state leader Brad Battin, a former police officer who has parallels with Peter Dutton.
Divided state Libs pick leader who’ll boost Dutton’s hopes
Brad Battin’s ascension to the leadership on the third attempt is a triumph of persistence over the toxic malaise that has gripped the Victorian party for decades.
Pesutto’s apology to Deeming revealed
Moira Deeming says she is ‘delighted’ to be back in the Victorian Liberal parliamentary partyroom, revealing John Pesutto apologised and shook her hand when she entered.
Pesutto leadership on knife edge
John Pesutto’s future as Victorian Liberal leader is increasingly grim after his partyroom split down the middle over ousted Victorian independent MP Moira Deeming.
Party leader fast running out of options … and time
John Pesutto’s leadership is in freefall. He can hang on but with each crisis this looks increasingly unlikely.
Deeming vows ‘only a matter of time’ before she returns to Lib party room
Exiled Liberal MP Moira Deeming has accused Lib leader John Pesutto of having a ‘significant personal conflict of interest’ after he used his casting vote to prevent her readmission to the party.
Party room showdown: Pesutto’s legal bill pain, Moira to come
Embattled Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto faces a crippling multimillion-dollar legal bill heading into Friday’s critical party room meeting to decide whether ousted MP Moira Deeming will be invited back into the fold.
Libs divided on stumping up for Pesutto bill
The Victorian Liberals are fighting over who should fund state leader John Pesutto’s huge defamation payout to Moira Deeming.
Liberal MP briefed on unity after ‘unhelpful’ PR push
The Victorian Liberal Party counselled former frontbencher Sam Groth over unity after stories were published, including on his meeting with John Howard.
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