Vic troubles hamper Liberal rebuild
Former Victorian Liberal state leader John Pesutto is staring down bankruptcy and removal from parliament as he tries to come up with the money owed to fellow Liberal MP Moira Deeming.
FEATURED: Richard Willingham, ABC's State Political Reporter in Victoria.
PRODUCER: Max Chalmers.
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