Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto settles two defamation cases

Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto settles two defamation cases

The opposition leader had three defamation cases brought against him,but now he’s down to just one.

  • byRachel Eddie

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Victoria’s 76 health services could be slashed to 12 in an efficiency-driven overhaul revealed as the government dropped a budget notable for soaring debt,higher taxes,stalled projects and abandoned promises.

  • byAisha Dow,Annika Smethurst andKieran Rooney
Councils not the housing villain as developers shelve construction
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Councils not the housing villain as developers shelve construction

Property developers and builders opted not to press ahead with a record number of units in the last five years – despite them being approved by councils.

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How Liberal mistakes are driving the Greens and Nationals’ succession plans
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A rare reprieve from leadership chatter among Labor and the Liberals has turned the spotlight to other players among the Victorian Parliament.

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Victorian voters ready for the Coalition to climb back from the wilderness

Victorian voters ready for the Coalition to climb back from the wilderness

The state’s voters are ripe for the picking,but the opposition will need to do more to capitalise on Labor’s problems,not simply rely on their misfortune.

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Slip in Labor support pushes Pesutto’s team ahead for first time in years
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Slip in Labor support pushes Pesutto’s team ahead for first time in years

The latest poll by Resolve shows Labor’s primary vote has shed 9 percentage points in the past year,which has allowed the Coalition to grab a lead despite a period of internal unrest.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
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Not in my backyard:Liberals,Nationals go cold on nuclear

Not in my backyard:Liberals,Nationals go cold on nuclear

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Deputy distances himself from Pesutto comments in Deeming defamation threat
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Deputy distances himself from Pesutto comments in Deeming defamation threat

David Southwick sought to fend off a legal threat from exiled MP Moira Deeming by arguing he can’t be held responsible for comments made by his party leader.

  • byRachel Eddie
Pesutto says he won’t be ‘sued out of a job’ as he braces for two more defamation claims

Pesutto says he won’t be ‘sued out of a job’ as he braces for two more defamation claims

A year to the day after an anti-trans rights rally was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis,the state opposition leader faces further defamation action linked to the rally aftermath.

  • byRachel Eddie,Broede Carmody andAnnika Smethurst
Two more defamation cases could sink John Pesutto’s leadership

Two more defamation cases could sink John Pesutto’s leadership

Two high-profile activists who rallied with Moira Deeming on the steps of state parliament have until Tuesday to file proceedings against the Liberal leader.

  • byAnnika Smethurst,Broede Carmody andRachel Eddie
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