Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto called for the expulsion of rookie MP Moira Deeming after her attendance at an anti-trans-rights rally to protect his party from reputational damage, a court has heard.
John Pesutto is being sued for defamation by former Liberal MP Moira Deeming . Moira Deeming , a former Victorian upper house Liberal MP who now sits on the crossbench, is suing her former boss, Opposition Leader John Pesutto , for defamation.
Moira Deeming took the stand in the first week of the defamation case brought against her former boss, Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto. "Cutting and pasting part of an article, without context … was unfair to do that," Ms Chrysanthou told the Federal Court. During another line of questioning, during which Ms Chrysanthou repeatedly reminded him to answer questions and not make speeches, Mr Pesutto conceded if he had his time again he "might do things differently".
"It suffered that damage by reason of her conducting, organising, promoting and speaking at the rally," he said.
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