‘A very unusual situation’:Pesutto shared defamation settlement efforts with Kennett

‘A very unusual situation’:Pesutto shared defamation settlement efforts with Kennett

Opposition Leader John Pesutto also conceded he’d drafted a statement on a possible resignation for Moira Deeming hours before she was brought in to explain her actions to the leadership team.

  • byRachel Eddie andAnnika Smethurst

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