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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

Spill or no spill, Victoria’s Liberal party can agree on one thing: no more messiahs

Victorian opposition leader John Pesutto
The Victorian Liberal party leader, John Pesutto, may be facing a spill but he has one thing working in his favour: a lack of a frontrunner to replace him. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

By all accounts, the Victorian Liberals are heading for another leadership spill. But true to form, the party room is divided over the details.

Following a month of discipline during the federal byelection in the seat of Dunkley, the disunity returned on Sunday as the state opposition leader, John Pesutto, announced two of his most senior staff had left his office.

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