With John Pesuttos days as Victorian Liberal leader likely numbered, will it be third time lucky for Brad Battin?

For Victorian Liberal MP Brad Battin, the third time may prove to be the charm. After falling short in a 2021 leadership spill against former opposition leader Michael O’Brien, and losing by a single vote to John Pesutto following the Liberals’ 2022 state election defeat, Battin now appears to have the numbers to snatch the leadership. An embattled Pesutto has been under fire since he lost a defamation case brought by Moira Deeming earlier this month, then on Friday used his casting vote to defeat a motion to return Deeming to the party room, before making a major backflip on

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