Moira Deeming defamation trial: Victorian MP’s lawyer says John Pesutto ‘tarred her with the Nazi brush’
by Adeshola Ore from World news | The Guardian on (#6QRNA)
Liberal leader had attempted to force Deeming's resignation and falsely portrayed her as a Nazi sympathiser, court hears
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Victoria'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 has accused him of falsely portraying her as a Nazi sympathiser after she spoke at a March 2023 rally that was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis.
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