Moira Deeming v John Pesutto: as the defamation battle begins, how did we get here?

Ousted Victorian Liberal MP Deeming alleges party leader Pesutto falsely portrayed her as a Nazi sympathiser. We look at who will testify and what it could mean for the party

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A high-stakes defamation battle between Victoria’s opposition leader, John Pesutto, and ex-Liberal MP Moira Deeming begins in the federal court on Monday.

Several senior Liberal MPs will undergo public cross-examination in a trial that threatens to expose disunity within the party.

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