Pesutto calls another party room vote on Deeming’s readmission

Pesutto calls another party room vote on Deeming’s readmission

After Friday’s deadlocked vote,the Victorian Liberals will begin the new year with another meeting to decide on Moira Deeming’s readmittance to the party.

  • byRachel Eddie andKieran Rooney

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Pesutto says he’s staying as rebels squabble over a replacement

Pesutto says he’s staying as rebels squabble over a replacement

Many in the Victorian Liberal Party want John Pesutto to go. If only they could decide who they want to replace him.

  • byKieran Rooney,Chip Le Grand andRachel Eddie
‘Demolition by neglect’:This 174-year-old building is supposed to be restored. So far,nothing has been done.

‘Demolition by neglect’:This 174-year-old building is supposed to be restored. So far,nothing has been done.

A historic Melbourne building is deteriorating,with its owner yet to face penalties. Experts warn gaps in heritage laws leave history at risk of demolition.

  • byClay Lucas
Under-pressure Liberal leader John Pesutto vows to stay on

Under-pressure Liberal leader John Pesutto vows to stay on

The opposition leader says Victorians know him “as a fighter” and that he would be willing to apologise to Moira Deeming in person.

  • byKieran Rooney
Pesutto’s leadership hanging by a thread after deadlocked Deeming vote

Pesutto’s leadership hanging by a thread after deadlocked Deeming vote

John Pesutto has been given 24 hours to stand down or face a leadership challenge after the narrow vote on allowing Moira Deeming back into the party room cost him support from key backers.

  • byRachel Eddie,Kieran Rooney andChip Le Grand
Disunity is not death in the Liberal party. It is a lifestyle choice

Disunity is not death in the Liberal party. It is a lifestyle choice

The idea of exiled MP Moira Deeming returning to the Liberal party room after spending 18 months waging lawfare against its leader John Pesutto is,even by their standards,completely bonkers.

  • byChip Le Grand
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Victims to get new rights under revised charter as crime spikes

A review could recommend specific rights for victims of sexual violence,and asks whether victims should have the right to seek an independent review of police or prosecution decisions.

  • byRachel Eddie
Allan shuffles the deck in hopes of a better hand in 2026

Allan shuffles the deck in hopes of a better hand in 2026

The premier has used her first major cabinet reshuffle to elevate housing as a policy priority before the next state election and cement the key role of women in her frontbench.

  • byRachel Eddie andKieran Rooney
Jaclyn Symes to be Victoria’s first female treasurer

Jaclyn Symes to be Victoria’s first female treasurer

State Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes is to be sworn in as treasurer on Thursday as she takes on one of the most difficult challenges in politics.

  • byChip Le Grand,Kieran Rooney andRachel Eddie
New body to help clean up construction,but industry says it’s not nearly enough

New body to help clean up construction,but industry says it’s not nearly enough

A Victorian government report in response to this masthead’s Building Bad investigation says builders should be contractually required to stamp out criminal behaviour.

  • byKieran Rooney andRachel Eddie
Howard,Abbott mooted as Deeming peacemakers in abandoned deal

Howard,Abbott mooted as Deeming peacemakers in abandoned deal

Previously undisclosed details of John Pesutto’s settlement plan will be weighed by Liberal MPs as they prepare for Friday’s vote on Moira Deeming’s return.

  • byChip Le Grand