Lawyers for ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming are pushing for her to take the stand in her defamation action against the Victorian opposition leader, John Pesutto, to outline her “hurt feelings”, while a former MP may be forced to travel from the UK to testify.
Nearly 30 witnesses, including current and former Liberal MPs, are expected to give evidence in the trial, with federal court justice David O’Callaghan not convinced one of them – Matt Bach – should be able to testify via video link from the UK.
