John Pesutto
Opinion
Political leadership
The Liberal Party is going to war with itself in court, and the only winner will be Jacinta Allan
Some Liberal MPs think they can win the Deeming trial. But it’s naive to think you can control the message when your court rival is out to destroy your credibility.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Here and there: Why Peta Credlin was name checked in two separate defamation trials
Defamation trials keep drawing in bystanders who have little relevance to the central case.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Opinion
Political leadership
The more-than-Dan dilemma: Allan has to convince voters and colleagues, quickly
Labor, the Liberal Party and the Nationals are all facing their own set of problems. With half a term left before Victorians return to the polls, the race to clean house is well and truly on.
- by Annika Smethurst
Party favour: Matt Bach’s 48-hour commute for one hour in court
A former Liberal MP’s return to Melbourne to give evidence for old boss John Pesutto comes with maximum inconvenience.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Billionaire boot wars put shoe on the other foot for the opposition
Deep down, we’ve always suspected that what Australia’s richest people want is just to be loved, and one of them seems to get a bit more Coalition love.
- by Liam Mannix and Kishor Napier-Raman
CFMEU scandal: Government rejects plan to get bikies off Victoria’s building sites
As state parliament considers a plan to keep bikies off building sites, Labor and Greens leaders have been quizzed about their response to the CFMEU revelations.
- by Mathew Dunckley
Pesutto tightens grip on Liberal leadership in moderate mauling of conservative forces
Morale was “through the roof” at the Victorian Liberals’ state council, which shaped as a test of the Opposition Leader’s power.
- by Mathew Dunckley
Opinion
Political leadership
Messy power struggle gives ammunition to Pesutto’s Liberal enemies
The Coalition’s primary support is soaring ahead of Jacinta Allan’s Labor, but the conservative party has been racked by bitter divisions and disputes.
- by Annika Smethurst
CFMEU to implement code of conduct for delegates over ‘deeply worrying’ allegations
But the union’s national secretary, in an email to members of the construction division, forecast the Fair Work Commission would seek to put some branches into administration.
- by Rachel Eddie, Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
Exclusive
Victorian Parliament
Labor primary vote slumps under Premier Jacinta Allan
Support for the government has eroded to its lowest level in years, as disgruntled voters swing behind the Coalition and minor parties in the latest Resolve Political Monitor.
- by Annika Smethurst
Conservative Liberals will challenge for top Victorian party roles
Former MP Graham Watt, who refused to stand for family violence campaigner Rosie Batty when she addressed parliament, is aiming to be party president.
- by Annika Smethurst
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