Court to hear challenge to Liberals’ loan for Pesutto defamation costs

Defamation 2026-01-08 5:56 pm By Andy Sidler

A bid by the Victorian Liberal Party to summarily toss a challenge to a $1.5 million advance made to former leader John Pesutto for defence costs in a defamation suit has failed, with a court finding there is a case to be tried about the validity of the loan.