for quite some time and so have just come out with the most um wonderful things and the f word said in an Australian accent is particularly wonderful but thank you all of you thank you for your hard work in making this.
MD: Thank you for coming to Australia thank you for coming to Melbourne, we appreciate it.
KJK: Well here's to us being amazing cheers everyone [*all clink glasses*] and goodbye people at home.
KD: Good evening everyone.
KJK: Bye.
143 That same evening, Mr Pesutto attended the Victorian Multicultural Gala Dinner, together with Mr Southwick and Ms Crozier.
144 At 7.16pm, Ms Staley sent a text to Mr Pesutto with a link to an article in The Australian about the Nazis at Parliament House, which pictured Mrs Deeming but did not name her or identify her as an MP. Ms Staley also sent a screenshot to Mr Pesutto of the pictures in The Australian article, including one of Mrs Deeming, and informed him "Moira Deeming at a rally with neo-Nazis today", as follows (Ex R189):
To: Louise Staley 18 Mar 2023 at 7:16pm A non-free image has been removed from this page. Anti-trans speaker Posie Parker's fans throw Nazi salute amid counter-p... The Australian
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A non-free image has been removed from this page. Moira Deeming at a rally with neo-Nazis today. |
145 Ms Staley and Mr Pesutto then exchanged texts. Ms Staley said, "You need to consider expelling [Mrs Deeming] from the Party room for consorting with nazis. You can't have that link and be elected to government." Mr Pesutto responded, "Agree".
146 At 7.21pm, Ms Staley also sent a text message to Mr Southwick to the same effect (Ex A259).
147 From 7.30pm, Mr Pesutto exchanged text messages with Mr Southwick about it (Ex R191; CC:278).
