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John Pesutto calls fresh vote to readmit Moira Deeming to Victorian Liberal party room in extraordinary backflip

Opposition leader says there is now a ‘definite absolute majority’ of MPs who want Deeming to be welcomed back

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Pesutto facing chop as MPs call second Deeming meeting

Senior Liberals have turned on Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto, calling a meeting after he backflipped on readmitting expelled MP Moira Deeming.

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Would-be premier defiant after vote exposes party split

John Pesutto says he'll fight on as leader of the Victorian Liberals after a vote over expelled MP Moira Deeming exposed division within the party.

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Victorian MP Moira Deeming won’t return to Liberal party room after motion fails

Tony Abbott criticises result, after Deeming successfully sued leader John Pesutto for defamation

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Residents urged to take shelter as bushfire rages in south-east Victoria – as it happened

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'Massive divide': Liberals split on MP's bid to rejoin

Ousted Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has declared it's "only a matter of time" before she returns to the party room after a vote split her ex-colleagues.

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'We erred': exiled MP bid dismissed as test of Lib head

One of five Liberal MPs behind a motion calling for a meeting to bring back exiled Moira Deeming says it's not an attack on party leader John Pesutto.

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Double fault or ace: Libs turmoil as frontbencher quits

Members of Victoria's Liberal Party are warring over its future leadership as John Pesutto refuses to resign following a court ruling that he defamed an MP.

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Liberal leader digs in as support slips away

A state opposition leader is under mounting pressure following a defamation ruling, with one of his frontbench team announcing their resignation.

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John Pesutto should be at his weakest. So why hasn’t Moira Deeming’s victory been fatal to his leadership?

The Victorian Liberal leader is defying calls to resign after defamation finding, yet no challenge is in sight

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Moira Deeming’s defamation win shows nobody can play fast and loose with language – not even politicians

It has been a busy year for defamation lawyers. There has been a mixed bag of outcomes, too.

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Victorial Liberal leader defies calls to resign from several party MPs

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John Pesutto defies calls to resign after being ordered to pay $300,000 for defaming Moira Deeming

Court finds Victorian Liberal leader defamed then party-room colleague when referring to rally gatecrashed by far right

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Liberal leader to 'keep fighting' after defamation loss

State Liberal leader John Pesutto is vowing to remain in his role, even after a Federal Court judge found he defamed expelled state MP Moira Deeming.

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Legal documents 'stunt' on Liberal leader earns apology

A woman's attempt to serve the Victorian Liberal leader defamation proceedings was in contempt of parliament and breached visitor rules.

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'Should be nervous': Liberal leader revels in poll win

Despite being dogged by a defamation trial, Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto has inched ahead of Premier Jacinta Allan as preferred state leader.

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Hold the front page: Sydney Morning Herald forgoes Lidia Thorpe protest in favour of sneezing alpaca

Herald and the Age opt not to use photograph of Thorpe wearing possum-skin cloak and shaking her fist at King Charles on page one. Plus: The Australian fails to read fine print

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Defamation trial between opposition leader and MP ends

A judgment in the defamation case against Victoria's opposition leader is expected before Christmas, with predictions his position hinges on the outcome.

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Albanese rejects China’s claim that Australia plagued by ‘systemic racism’ – as it happened

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Claim MP booted from Liberals over 'annoying' questions

Nazis gatecrashing a rally were used as a pretext to expel MP Moira Deeming from the Liberals based on her views, her lawyer has alleged in court.

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Moira Deeming created ‘extreme’ political problem akin to ‘lobster with a mobster’ incident, defamation trial told

John Pesutto had to ‘cauterise the damage’ to the Victorian Liberal party caused by MP’s conduct, lawyer argues

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Thorpe rebuffs Indigenous leaders’ criticism of protest – as it happened

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Liberal leader 'went into bat' against expelled MP

The defamation battle between Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto and expelled MP Moira Deeming is drawing to a close, with final submissions to a court.

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Deeming v Pesutto: MP told to ‘move in with Pauline Hanson’ after rally gatecrashed by neo-Nazis, court hears

Voicemail messages left after Let Women Speak event played in expelled Liberal’s defamation trial against Victorian opposition leader

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Victorian Liberals had been bracing for a leadership spill. Now voters have thrown John Pesutto a lifeline

Some in the party were concerned the Moira Deeming defamation trial had aired too much dirty laundry – but new polling suggests voters are focused elsewhere

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