Exiled Liberal MP Moira Deeming sues Victorian Opposition leader John Pesutto for expelling her after a rally attended by neo-Nazis.
Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto told expelled MP Moira Deeming that the rally she attended that was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis would be “toxic” for the Liberal Party and said he was “getting clobbered” in a covert recording played to the Federal Court.
On day two of her defamation action against Mr Pesutto, Ms Deeming agreed that her views on transgender and gender diverse people were controversial, as audio of the 70-minute meeting between the state Liberal leadership and the MP the day after the March Let Women Speak rally was heard by the Justice David O’Callaghan on Tuesday.
In the meeting secretly taped by deputy Liberal leader David Southwick, Mr Pesutto said there was a concerning perception that the party was associated with Nazis after the protest.
“Nazism is like the most toxic acid that can run through any political party and it’s running through us, whether we like it or not, people think we turn the other cheek to Nazis … That’s what they think Moira, It’s bad.”
Ms Deeming added: “And it needs to be fixed”.
He said he was worried the rally would loom over his bid to win the 2026 state election and his party’s push to secure crossbench support for an upper house inquiry into whether Labor MPs directed independent auditors to “dig up dirt” on the Independent Broad-based Corruption Commission.
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.
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16 сен 2024
