Liberal leader had attempted to force Deeming’s resignation and falsely portrayed her as a Nazi sympathiser, court hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s opposition leader, John Pesutto, “tarred” ex-Liberal MP Moira Deeming with “the Nazi brush” as he attempted to force her resignation from the Liberal party, the federal court has heard.The high-stakes defamation battle brought against Pesutto by Deeming began in the federal court on Monday. The ousted Liberal MP accuses him of falsely portraying her a Nazi sympathiser, after she spoke at a March 2023 rally that was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis. Continue reading…
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Moira Deeming defamation trial: Victorian MP’s lawyer says John Pesutto ‘tarred her with the Nazi brush’
