John Pesutto owes Moira Deeming $2.3m, but he doesn’t have it. Can former premiers be forced to pick up the tab? Story by Michael Legg, UNSW Sydney and James D Metzger, UNSW Sydney ...

Ousted state Liberal leader John Pesutto has been ordered to pay $2.3 million in costs after he was found to have defamed first-term MP Moira Deeming.

The Victorian Liberal Party's administrative committee has voted to loan $1.55 million to former leader John Pesutto to pay his legal costs to MP Moira Deeming.

Mr Pesutto appears to have people in his corner, as it is understood some within the Liberal party room are plotting to end Ms Deeming’s own political career. His demise however could only solidify ...

Former Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto could be forced out of state parliament after being ordered to pay more than $2.3 million in costs after losing a defamation case bought by fellow MP ...

Sky News host Peta Credlin says the by-elections over the weekend are the first “good news” the Victorian Liberal Party has had for a long time.

Mr Pesutto has been ordered to pay $2.3 million after losing his defamation battle against Liberal MP Moira Deeming. “You made your bed, now John, you need to lie in it,” Ms Zelic told Sky ...

Pesutto is on the hook for legal costs after being found to have defamed Deeming. Now she’s intending to sue Pesutto’s backers, including key Liberal Party figures. John Pesutto owes Moira ...