Tricia Rivera

Tricia Rivera is a reporter at the Melbourne bureau of The Australian. She joined the paper after completing News Corp Australia’s national cadet program with stints in the national broadsheet’s Sydney and Brisbane newsrooms.

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Moira Deeming, left, and Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto. Picture:

Nazi bombshell in Pesutto defamation trial

A Victorian Liberal MP claims his leader, John Pesutto, alleged in a phone call his then colleague Moira Deeming organised for Nazis to attend a Let Women Speak rally.

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COURT TWISTNation

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos September 20, 2024: Renee Heath arrives at the Melbourne federal court as the defamation battle continues between Moira Deeming vs Victoria Liberal Leader John Pesutto.. Picture: NewsWire / Aaron Francis

Lib MP’s ‘mistake’ in Deeming case

Liberal MP Renee Heath was grilled in court on Friday over her failure to tell party leader John Pesutto, or write in her affidavit, that she had sent notes to exiled MP Moira Deeming from her personal email account.

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DEFAMATION BATTLENation

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 19, 2024: Former Liberal Party member Moira Deeming arrives at the Federal Court of Victoria for her case against Victorian Liberal Party leader, John Pesutto. Picture: NewsWire/ David Crosling

‘I wanted to be sure before denouncing Nazis’

Independent MP Moira Deeming has given evidence that it was ‘difficult’ for her to conceive there were ‘actual, real Nazis’ in 2023 at the Let Women Speak rally.

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BOMBSHELL RECORDINGNation

Bombshell tapes have been released during the high-stakes defamation trial between expelled MP Moira Deeming and Victorian Opposition leader John Pesutto.

Victorian Libs’ ‘pile on’ Deeming in bombshell tapes

A secret recording of the 70-minute meeting between the Victorian Liberal leadership team and Moira Deeming has been released | LISTEN

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Defamation trialNation

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos September 18, 2024: Moira Deeming arrives to the Victorian federal court during her defamation battle with Victoria Liberal Leader John Pesutto. Picture: NewsWire / Aaron Francis

Moira Deeming says she knew rally would be ‘controversial’

The ousted Liberal MP has told a court that a fiery and ‘distressing’ internal Liberal Party dispute made her cautious about her own advocacy.

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BOMBSHELLNation

Federal Court. Moira Deeming vs John Pesutto trial. John Pesutto arrives to court with his wife and lawyer. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Tape reveals heated meeting with Deeming

Victorian opposition leader John Pesutto was heard in a tape played to the court that Moira Deeming’s attendance at a rally gatecrashed by Nazis was ‘toxic’ for the Liberal Party and that he was ‘getting clobbered’.

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Moira Deeming and John Pesutto outside court on Monday. Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw / Jake Nowakowski

Pesutto trial opens with shock details about secret recording

A federal court has heard John Pesutto concealed a recording of a meeting between his leadership team and Moira Deeming from his own lawyers.

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Greens speechNation

greens leader Samantha Ratnam at a Pro Palestine Rally in Melbourne CBD. SundayNovember 12. 2023. Picture: David Crosling

Anti-police chants and signs at pro-Palestine rally

In the aftermath of the violent protest against the Land Forces expo, supporters of the weekly Free Palestine rally made clear their disdain for police.

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VICTORIANation

Moira Deeming and John Pesutto pose for a selfie in a photo posted to social media on February 4, 2023. Picture: Facebook

Lib leader’s fate in court’s hands

The future of Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto is set to be decided in a defamation trial starting Monday.

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ANTI-WAR PROTESTSNation

Violent protests errupted near the Melbourne Convention Centre on Wednesday.

Revolting activists … with support of Greens

Victoria’s chief commissioner has blasted anti-war protesters who rioted in Melbourne by hurling acid and horse manure at police for being hypocrites, as the Greens pointedly failed to back the emergency response.

John Ferguson, Mohammad Alfares and Tricia Rivera

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