Brad Battin
Battin wants Pesutto to keep seat amid bankruptcy threat from Deeming’s costs
Liberal elders are running out of options on how to spare former party leader John Pesutto from bankruptcy, which would force his exit from parliament and a byelection.
- Rachel Eddie
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- Liberal Party
Deeming’s costs could bankrupt Pesutto. This donor doesn’t care
Bankruptcy disqualifies anybody from being a member of parliament. Under this scenario, a live possibility, Pesutto would be forced out and a byelection called for his marginal seat of Hawthorn.
- Rachel Eddie
‘Cancel it’: Brad Battin ups the ante on Suburban Rail Loop
The opposition leader has strengthened the Coalition’s stance against the SRL following a report critical of how the state government can pay for it.
- Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Outbreak of unity among Libs as party finds common ground at Liberty Forum
Rusted-on moderate Evan Mulholland will make speak at an event that puts saving the suburbs at the top of its agenda.
- Broede Carmody and Kishor Napier-Raman
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- Victorian Parliament
Cyclist at centre of ‘Bike Boy’ campaign has no control over funds raised for his fight
As the state Liberal leader broke his silence on the Bike Boy campaign, more details have emerged about how funds – and potential court winnings – for the cyclist are being held.
- Sherryn Groch
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- Planning
Housing targets scaled back across Melbourne
The state government also says it is cutting back plans for medium-density development because of response from the community.
- Rachael Dexter
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- Victorian Parliament
The four words blocking the government’s hate speech laws
Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin has offered Premier Jacinta Allan bipartisan support for proposed hate laws currently before parliament if she agrees to remove four words from the legislation.
- Chip Le Grand
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- Victorian byelection
Learning nothing from their humiliation in Prahran, Greens will march on
If the Greens were a party with serious aspirations to govern, they would be mortified by the message from the Prahran byelection.
- Chip Le Grand
As it happened: Werribee, Prahran byelection; Major parties battle for crucial Victorian seats
It’s a super byelection Saturday as voters take to the polls in both Werribee and Prahran. Follow all the latest live updates.
- Ashleigh McMillan and Broede Carmody
‘A kick in the pants’: Voters in fed-up Werribee send a message
Crime and roads, roads and crime. These are the issues Werribee voters say matter, and they say no one has done anything about either of them.
- Liam Mannix
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