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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

SHOCKING: Three defamation cases against victorian liberal leader john pesutto to be heard in single trial - What They Never Told You

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto
Three women are suing the Victorian opposition leader over a series of media releases, press conferences and radio interviews he gave after the 2023 Let Women Speak rally. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

A federal court judge has ruled three separate defamation cases against the Victorian opposition leader, John Pesutto, will be heard together in a single trial.

At a short hearing in Melbourne on Thursday, Justice Michael Wheelahan ordered the cases of Moira Deeming, Kellie-Jay Keen and Angie Jones to be held concurrently, with a trial to begin on 16 September.

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