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 ousted Liberal Moira Deeming brought against Opposition Leader John Pesutto.
Deeming, who was expelled from the Liberal party room, is suing Pesutto over allegations he wrongly linked her with neo-Nazis – which Pesutto denies – in a high-stakes battle that has triggered fresh leadership rumblings inside the Victorian Liberal Party.The catalyst for the court battle was the Let Women Speak rally on the steps of the Victorian parliament, which Deeming helped organise on March 18, 2023. Neo-Nazis were among several groups of protesters that attended the rally.
Sky News anchor and Liberal operative Peta Credlin was initially recruited by Pesutto to help set up his office. The court heard Pesutto discovered late last year that the meeting between party leaders and Deeming on March 19, 2023 was secretly recorded – but didn’t tell his legal team until last month.
Secretly recorded the meeting between Deeming and leadership the following day and didn’t tell anyone, including Pesutto, for months.Was Pesutto’s representative in negotiations with Deeming, and said he was working in good faith on getting the exoneration she wanted until she threatened to bring in lawyers.
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