Brad Battin
Liberals unveil Werribee candidate ahead of crucial byelection
A real estate agent and former policeman and army trooper has been named as the Liberal candidate for the key seat in Melbourne’s west.
- Henrietta Cook
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- Liberal Party
Businessman the first name to emerge in Liberal contest for Werribee byelection
The Victorian Liberal Party is targeting former treasurer Tim Pallas’ seat of Werribee in next month’s byelection.
- Broede Carmody
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- Victorian Parliament
Who’s a conservative? Battin opens up on abortion, tax and past votes on key issues
The self-styled “bogan from Berwick” relied on his party’s right faction for support but says that doesn’t mean he’s from the party’s more conservative wing.
- Broede Carmody
Battin unveils new frontbench, with Deeming allies rewarded
Opposition Leader Brad Battin has defended John Pesutto’s shift to the backbench, insisting it was the former leader’s decision.
- Broede Carmody
Battin expected to bridge factional divide in new-look frontbench
The newly minted opposition leader is likely to unveil a reshuffled shadow cabinet on Tuesday.
- Broede Carmody
Greens pitch 50¢ fares to Prahran voters
The Victorian Greens will pitch a 50¢ flat public transport fare to locals in the inner-city seat of Prahran in a bid to fend off the Liberals.
- Carla Jaeger
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- Liberal Party
Brad Battin, having rolled Pesutto, promises unity and makes election pitch
The 49-year-old former police officer, flanked by his new all-male leadership team, has vowed to bring the party together and said he would toughen bail laws and slash taxes.
- Carla Jaeger and Broede Carmody
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- Victorian Parliament
A fleeting moment of calm before an unreturned phone call reignited Liberal loathing
Brad Battin and Jess Wilson could have led a next-generation Liberal Party, but neither wanted to play second fiddle, leaving the party riven by the same hatreds that consumed John Pesutto.
- Chip Le Grand
‘Gutless’: War of words breaks out over remote voting in Liberal showdown
John Pesutto’s decision to allow remote voting in Friday’s leadership spill has put him – and his opponents – in the line of fire.
- Carla Jaeger, Broede Carmody and Kieran Rooney
Pesutto is Libs’ most popular recent leader. It’s not likely that will save him
It now appears inevitable that John Pesutto will lose his position. Liberals are already speaking of his time in office in the past tense.
- Broede Carmody, Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
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