Victoria Liberals bail out John Pesutto with $1.5m loan to avoid bankruptcy
Party approves last-minute loan to help former leader pay $2.3m defamation costs against Moira Deeming
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The Victorian Liberal party will provide a $1.5m loan to former leader John Pesutto to ensure he can pay Moira Deeming’s legal fees and avoid bankruptcy.
The loan was debated by the 19-member administrative committee on Thursday night and ultimately endorsed after a secret ballot, which was proposed to limit any factional retribution within a deeply divided party.
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