Liberal leader shared lawsuit info with former premier The Victorian Liberal leader says he shared information about his failed attempt to settle a defamation case with an exiled MP with ex-premier Jeff Kennett. AAP · Sep 24, 2024
Afternoon Update: Wong alarmed by Middle East ‘escalation’; RBA holds cash rate; and Dorset ‘Stonehenge’ discovered Foreign affairs minister says 2024 is on track to be the deadliest year on record for aid workers The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2024
Dossier used to expel Moira Deeming likened to ‘eight-year-old’s project’ as John Pesutto faces cross-examination Victorian opposition leader testifies in federal court defamation case brought against him by ousted Liberal MP The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2024
MP exiled due to protect Victorian Liberals: leader Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto says he put the reputation of the Liberal Party at the forefront of his dealings with expelled MP Moira Deeming. AAP · Sep 24, 2024
Moment Deeming mentor 'knew we'd been double-crossed' Long-time Liberal MP Kim Wells says he was acting as a conduit between party leader John Pesutto and Moira Deeming when he realised she had been double-crossed. AAP · Sep 23, 2024
Seven’s Andrew O’Keefe coverage turns ugly as goading cameraman crosses a line Viewers lash out at ‘harassment’ of former TV star. Plus: AFR parts ways with Rowan Dean The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2024
Moira Deeming kept ‘Liberal party mentor’ Peta Credlin in the loop ‘at all times’ amid Nazi stoush, court hears Trial shown messages between MP and Sky News host discussing defamation action against Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2024
MP couldn't conceive 'actual Nazis' gatecrashed rally Moira Deeming is "distraught" her children have called her a Nazi, according to evidence in a defamation battle against the leader of the MP's former party. AAP · Sep 19, 2024
Morning Mail: new Lebanon attack targets walkie-talkies, real estate ‘price gouging’ fears, Fed cuts rates A new round of blasts has killed at least 14 and wounded hundreds The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2024
Moira Deeming’s young children began saying ‘my mum’s a Nazi’ amid rally controversy, affidavit claims Federal court releases tranche of documents from Victorian MP’s defamation case against state Liberal leader John Pesutto The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2024
Deeming attended rally despite warnings of neo-Nazis Ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she tried to avoid being divisive despite ignoring warnings on social media over attending a controversial rally. AAP · Sep 18, 2024
Afternoon Update: PM refuses to rule out double dissolution; White House blasts Musk; and a koala’s supermarket visit Anthony Albanese accuses the Greens and Coalition of blocking ‘commonsense reforms’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2024
Moira Deeming agrees her trans and gender-diverse views are ‘controversial’ as cross-examination begins Expelled Liberal MP testifies in high-stakes defamation case against Victorian opposition leader John Pesutto The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2024
Labor push for vote on help-to-buy bill delayed in Senate – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2024
AAP · Sep 16, 2024 Deeming quizzed about gender views in defamation trial Expelled Liberal MP Moira Deeming has taken to the stand in her defamation trial against Victorian party leader John Pesutto.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2024 Afternoon Update: man in custody after Trump assassination attempt; AI chat headed to NSW schools; and a win for a rare smelly penguin A US Secret Service agent spotted the muzzle of a firearm poking through a fence close to Trump playing golf
AAP · Sep 16, 2024 Unexpected recording to be played in Libs' court battle Victoria's Liberal leader has been accused of a "defamation roadshow" against an expelled MP, with an unexpected recording due to be played in court.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2024 ‘Only gets worse from here’: court hears Victorian Liberal leader’s texts about Moira Deeming before he ‘tarred her with the Nazi brush’ Liberal leader had attempted to force Deeming’s resignation and falsely portrayed her as a Nazi sympathiser, court hears
The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2024 Moira Deeming v John Pesutto: as the defamation battle begins, how did we get here? Ousted Victorian Liberal MP Deeming alleges party leader Pesutto falsely portrayed her as a Nazi sympathiser. We look at who will testify and what it could mean for the party
The Conversation · Sep 5, 2024 Grattan on Friday: Liberals send in veteran warhorses to deal with party’s hot mess Finally, just months out from the election, the Liberal Party is tackling the Augean stable that is its New South Wales division. It is a task that should have been a priority two years ago, after the division’s toxic factionalism had been on inglorious display in the run-up to the…
AAP · Aug 22, 2024 Ex-Lib ordered to fly in for Pesutto's defamation trial A former Victorian Liberal MP-turned-educator in the UK must return to Australia to give evidence in a defamation trial brought against his former boss.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2024 Afternoon Update: Reynolds defends actions in alleged rape aftermath; News Corp considers selling Foxtel; and the soothing power of podcasts WA senator tells WA supreme court she would ‘still do the same today’ when asked about not offering to listen to Brittany Higgins’ account
AAP · Aug 9, 2024 Ex-Liberal MP may return from UK for Vic leader's trial A former Victorian Liberal MP may be forced to return from the UK to give evidence at MP Moira Deeming's defamation trial against the state opposition leader.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2024 Moira Deeming should testify to ‘hurt feelings’ caused by Victorian Liberal leader in defamation trial, lawyer says Deeming’s lawyer, Sue Chrysanthou, says her client should take the stand in case against state opposition leader John Pesutto
The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2024 John Pesutto finds a way to unite his party – and someone to blame for the housing crisis Government and Indigenous groups say Victorian Liberal leader’s move to change cultural heritage laws for developments won’t speed up approvals