John Pesutto urged to resign after Moira Deeming wins defamation case over ‘neo-Nazi’ comments
Court finds Victorian Liberal leader defamed then party-room colleague when referring to rally gatecrashed by far rightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s opposition leader, John Pesutto, is facing calls to resign after a federal court found he defamed MP Moira Deeming in comments made after neo-Nazis gatecrashed a rally she helped organise.Deeming, who was expelled from the Liberal party room in the months after the rally, has also demanded she be let back in as she said the judgment proved she had done “nothing wrong”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
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Court finds Victorian Liberal leader defamed then party-room colleague when referring to rally gatecrashed by far right
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Victoria’s opposition leader, John Pesutto, is facing calls to resign after a federal court found he defamed MP Moira Deeming in comments made after neo-Nazis gatecrashed a rally she helped organise.
Deeming, who was expelled from the Liberal party room in the months after the rally, has also demanded she be let back in as she said the judgment proved she had done “nothing wrong”.
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