Aug 7, 2026 – 5.48pmIn the dead of Melbourne winter, fresh from the Coalition’s thumping national defeat at the hands of Anthony Albanese, the Victorian Liberal Party was once again tearing itself apart when Peta Credlin let rip on her eponymous show on Sky News.Credlin was incensed by the party’s decision to loan former leader John Pesutto $1.6 million to help him cover legal costs owed to his controversial colleague Moira Deeming, who he had defamed over attending a Let Women Speak rally that was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sumeyya IlanbeyVictorian political correspondentSumeyya Ilanbey is the Victorian political correspondent for The Australian Financial Review.Fetching latest articles
‘Strategy has to change’: What Jess Wilson must do to defeat Ben Carroll
The Victorian Liberal leader heads into an election campaign against a Labor Party that has felled her greatest asset, Jacinta Allan, and a surging One Nation.
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