Deeming v Pesutto:Here’s what we now know about key state Liberals
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Deeming v Pesutto:Here’s what we now know about key state Liberals

There were covert recordings,private emails,text messages and colour-coded spreadsheets,but we learned plenty more in court about the key figures in the defamation case that ousted Liberal Moira Deeming brought against Opposition Leader John Pesutto.

  • byRachel Eddie

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‘My biggest fans are gay people and trans people’:New secret recording aired in Deeming case
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Liberal Party

‘My biggest fans are gay people and trans people’:New secret recording aired in Deeming case

In audio played to the Federal Court,Opposition Leader John Pesutto is heard opening a meeting by saying:“We’ve got a huge problem.”

  • byRachel Eddie
Union official claims ‘Asmar gang’ created slush fund to influence Labor appointments
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Investigations

Union official claims ‘Asmar gang’ created slush fund to influence Labor appointments

The damning claims about union secretary Diana Asmar and her close associates have been made by a senior union official.

  • byNick McKenzie
The unique soccer club that may not survive public housing tower knockdowns
Public housing

The unique soccer club that may not survive public housing tower knockdowns

The Fitzroy Lions Soccer Club allows nearly 300 public housing estate kids to play soccer for free. But with 44 towers earmarked for demolition,it’s feared the club won’t survive.

  • byHannah Hammoud
AFP says waving Hezbollah flag at protest not enough for arrest
Israeli-Palestinian conflict

AFP says waving Hezbollah flag at protest not enough for arrest

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke threatened visa cancellations after a small group of Hezbollah flag-waving protesters gatecrashed a peaceful protest in Melbourne.

  • byRoy Ward andCassandra Morgan
Funding review ordered for Melbourne private school swimming in federal cash
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Education

Funding review ordered for Melbourne private school swimming in federal cash

The Commonwealth will review its funding of a top private school after The Age revealed the school was splashing $85 million on a new sports complex.

  • byNoel Towell
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Metro Tunnel blowout to cost taxpayers extra $840 million
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Metro Tunnel

Metro Tunnel blowout to cost taxpayers extra $840 million

Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson announced the state had reached a deal with the project’s builders to cover ballooning construction costs.

  • byPatrick Hatch andKieran Rooney
Damning IBAC report exposes influence of Peter Marshall and firefighters union
IBAC

Damning IBAC report exposes influence of Peter Marshall and firefighters union

Marshall asked staff at the Metropolitan Fire Brigade to gather sensitive information for him,and the union exerted unprecedented influence over the running of the fire service,report finds.

  • byKieran Rooney
As it happened:Moira Deeming,John Pesutto defamation case:Opposition leader cross-examined for first day in Federal Court
Defamation

As it happened:Moira Deeming,John Pesutto defamation case:Opposition leader cross-examined for first day in Federal Court

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto has started giving evidence in the defamation trial ousted MP Moira Deeming launched against him.

  • byRachel Eddie,Annika Smethurst andBroede Carmody
Private medical and police record searches would be free under FOI shake-up
Victoria

Private medical and police record searches would be free under FOI shake-up

A parliamentary committee has found Victoria’s freedom of information system is failing to live up to its purpose,with people sometimes waiting a year to access their own documents.

  • byBroede Carmody andRachael Dexter
After a year as premier,Jacinta Allan looks back – and forward
Jacinta Allan

After a year as premier,Jacinta Allan looks back – and forward

Jacinta Allan is still banking on Big Build projects to secure the state’s – and her party’s – future,despite the escalating debt.

  • byKieran Rooney,Annika Smethurst andBroede Carmody