Moira Deeming took the stand in the first week of the defamation case brought against her former boss, Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto.

Follow our live coverage of day two of ousted Victorian Liberal member Moira Deeming’s Federal Court defamation trial against Opposition Leader John Pesutto.

In Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice, Mary Bennet, Jane’s puritanical sister, is recorded as saying: Austin was highlighting the unjust social system where the reputation of a woman can be

A Victorian court hears a recording of a meeting between then-Liberal MP Moira Deeming and senior party figures, including Opposition Leader John Pesutto.

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto has been accused of "gaslighting" exiled Liberal MP Moira Deeming as a secret recording was played in court on Tuesday.

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto failed to tell his lawyers about a secret audio recording of a meeting between his leadership and Moira Deeming, with the expelled MP’s legal team arguing the bombshell evidence contradicts affidavits submitted by senior members of the Liberal team.

Staggering legal bills totalling almost $3m have been amassed in the high-stakes defamation fight between Opposition Leader John Pesutto and exiled MP Moira Deeming.

Malicious and criminal attacks were behind 67% of the breaches with 57% of those recorded as cybersecurity incidents. The Australian government recorded 19% of data breaches during the six-month period while the health industry made up 19% of cases.