Politics
Victoria
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Liberal Party
‘My biggest fans are gay people and trans people’: New secret recording aired in Deeming case
In audio played to the Federal Court, Opposition Leader John Pesutto is heard opening a meeting by saying: “We’ve got a huge problem.”
- by Rachel Eddie
Latest
‘Game-changer’: Victorian babies to get free RSV immunisation
A new jab against the life-threatening respiratory virus will target vulnerable infants up to eight months old and be rolled out by next winter.
- by Broede Carmody
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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.
- by Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
‘Many things are taped’ secretly in the Victorian Liberal Party, court hears
A former Liberal MP says he was warned on his first day in parliament that conversations in the party were often “surreptitiously” recorded, as leader John Pesutto moved to reassure Victorians that his position was safe.
- by Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
Victorian local elections 2024: Greater Melbourne candidates speak out
Local election candidates across Greater Melbourne have responded to The Age’s survey. Read what the candidates in your area plan to do if they are elected.
Yarra Ranges Shire Council: What your candidates said
Voters in the Yarra Ranges will choose nine people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.
- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Yarra City Council: What your candidates said
Voters in Yarra will choose nine people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.
- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Wyndham City Council: What your candidates said
Voters in Wyndham will choose 11 people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.
- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
City of Whittlesea: What your candidates said
Voters in Whittlesea will choose xx people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.
- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Whitehorse City Council: What your candidates said
Voters in Whitehorse will choose 11 people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.
- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
City of Stonnington: What your candidates said
Voters in Stonnington will choose nine people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.
- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
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