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AU Financial Review
2 days ago
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Kennett issues 11th hour plea to save Pesutto from bankruptcy
Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett has issued an 11th-hour plea to the Liberal Party's powerful administrative committee to save ex-leader John Pesutto from being bankrupted by a multimillion dollar defamation debt to colleague Moira Deeming. Kennett's letter to the 19-member committee came as Deeming reportedly filed a creditor's petition with the Federal Court on Monday after Pesutto failed to pay her $2.3 million in legal costs following her successful defamation case against him.
Sky News AU
08-05-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Nuclear energy ‘should not be dropped' from Liberal policies
Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says nuclear power was a 'futuristic' policy and should not be scrapped. Mr Kennett told Sky News host Andrew Bolt that nuclear energy would 'ensure' consistent energy for Australian households. 'Announcing it was right, that was a good policy, and it should not be dropped.'
Sky News AU
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Coalition gave Labor a ‘free kick' with poor election campaign
Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says he has not seen a 'worse' campaign than Peter Dutton ran. Mr Kennett told Sky News host Andrew Bolt that the Coalition gave Labor a 'free kick'. 'I want to learn from the mistakes.'
Sky News AU
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Election loss was the ‘consequence' of Liberals' ‘many' mistakes
Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says there were 'too many' mistakes made during the Liberals' campaign. Mr Kennett told Sky News host Andrew Bolt that the Liberals lost the election because they 'failed'. 'When you make mistakes, there are consequences.'
The Age
07-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Ley gets backing from party elders as Liberal leadership battle grows hostile
Liberal deputy leader Sussan Ley has won support from three former Liberal premiers in the quest to lead the party out of its sweeping defeat, with Jeff Kennett, Nick Greiner and Barry O'Farrell naming her as the best choice. The former premiers went public with their support as another senior Liberal, former party president Shane Stone, also named Ley as the best leader to win back voters who deserted the party at the ballot box. Others are throwing their support behind the shadow treasurer, Angus Taylor, in a contest that threatens ongoing stability by pitting conservatives against moderates in an increasingly hostile leadership battle, with files circulated highlighting rival weaknesses. Kennett, who was premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999, said the Liberals had a chance to rebuild within three years if they learnt the lessons from what he called the 'amateurish' campaign to the federal election. 'I am not one of those who believe that the future for the party is lost or necessarily will take two elections before we are again a viable alternative,' he said. 'I would very much endorse Sussan Ley coming in as the leader. Loading 'Why do I say that? One, I like the fact that as deputy, she was a loyal deputy. Secondly, she has a great deal of parliamentary experience. She's a very rounded person. 'My experience over life is that women are more consultative, they listen more, they think more than a lot of men. 'I'm not suggesting she should be the next leader because she's female – I'm saying it's because I think she's the best person for the job.'
