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Morning Mail: $57m of ‘dark money’ in political donations, Biden sanctions Israeli settlers, new funds for Ukraine

Donations data shows we don’t know the source of around 25% of funding

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At-war Liberals ready for defamation trial

A 10-day trial has been ordered for the defamation showdown between expelled Liberal MP Moira Deeming and Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto.

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John Pesutto expected to face court in Moira Deeming defamation case in September

Ex-Liberal MP suing party leader over comments he made after she spoke at anti-trans rights rally gatecrashed by neo-Nazis

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Labor labours over tax cuts for all

Australians who earn up to $150,000 a year will be better off under Labor’s proposed changes to the stage three tax cuts, and 2,697 calls to triple zero went unanswered during the Optus outage last year.

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Spectre of irrelevance hangs over John Pesutto as backflip on treaty blind-sides Victorian Coalition MPs

Shambolic media conference has Coalition members saying opposition leader has shown ‘an abject failure of leadership’

The Guardian - AU

Treaty could make people ‘feel more divided’, Victorian opposition leader says, as Coalition withdraws support

The Coalition backed a bill in 2022 to start the treaty process with Indigenous people in Victoria but has now ended years of bipartisanship on the issue

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No 'special exception' for ambos on wages: treasurer

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says he can't make an exception to the state's public sector wages cap for paramedics, with the union mulling industrial action.

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Liberals need to reconsider negative gearing and housing policies, outgoing Victorian MP Matt Bach says

Former frontbencher says the Coalition has an opportunity to win over Millennials and Gen Z voters struggling to enter the housing market

The Guardian - AU

Moira Deeming defamation suit: Victorian Liberal leader ‘exhausted every effort’ to prevent legal action

John Pesutto says he thought talks between them had been ‘very constructive’ but his proposals weren’t accepted, as MP sues for damages

The Guardian - AU

Defamation is the new battleground of the culture wars

Politicians have always pursued defamation cases, but it’s hard to avoid the sense right-wing figures use defamation to pursue culture wars too.

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Turnbull’s a friend in deed for Macron

Former PM Malcolm Turnbull has been building bridges over the troubled waters of Australia and France’s Scott Morrison-shipwrecked relationship, and the News Corp campaign to unseat Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk continues unabated.

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Deeming launches defamation case against Liberal leader

Lawyers for exiled MP Moira Deeming have launched defamation action against Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto

AAP

Victorian treasurer expresses support for decriminalising cannabis as senior leaders admit use

Tim Pallas says he personally believes using cannabis should not be a crime as Allan government commits to discussion

The Guardian - AU

By-election bronze won't threaten leadership: Pesutto

The Victorian Liberals have defended contesting a by-election for former Daniel Andrews' old seat after finishing third behind a high-profile independent.

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'Stubborn': Labor, Libs dig in on work compo reforms

The Victorian government and opposition are digging in on planned changes to the state's workers compensation scheme as parliament enters its last sitting week.

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Labor, Liberals trade blows a year on from Vic election

Victorian Labor and the Liberal leaders have hurled insults at one another to mark the one-year anniversary of the bitter 2022 state election.

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Deeming deal broke down over party room return: Pesutto

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto was unwilling to yield to dumped MP Moira Deeming's demand to return to the Liberal party room without conditions.

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More chaos for Vic Libs as Moira Deeming launches action against Pesutto

Deeming seems keen to ensure Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto suffers headaches that would keep Nurofen in business for generations.

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Liberal leader to defend dumped MP's defamation claim

Moira Deeming, who was booted from the Victorian Liberals' parliamentary wing, says she will lodge her defamation case against state party leader John Pesutto.

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Labor retains Mulgrave in Victorian by-election

Labor is on track to retain the Victorian seat of Mulgrave, previously held by former premier Daniel Andrews, but with a large swing against it.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian premier suggests businesses could pay more if Coalition votes down WorkCover reforms

The government may increase premiums paid by businesses if Labor’s WorkCover bill is defeated, Jacinta Allan says

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Warning work compo premiums could be hiked further

A planned overhaul of Victoria's broken workers compensation scheme hangs in the balance as the opposition demands a parliamentary inquiry into the changes.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s yearly document ‘dump day’ reveals a mix of good, bad and ugly

Among the 241 annual reports released all at once are 45 children’s deaths, triple-zero success and a fish ‘misadventure’ at the zoo

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Victorian Liberal tensions after by-election pick

Tensions have emerged in the Victorian Liberal Party following a preselection battle ahead of a by-election in the seat of the former premier.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Liberals’ moderate credentials looking shaky as commitment to treaty wavers

After the voice referendum, John Pesutto appears non-committal on treaty – but it’s unclear whether an about-face will be well-received in the ‘Massachusetts of Australia’

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