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GEOFF SHAW There are WWith a Liberal in the If GGeoff Shaw, now an Shaw SSpeaker’spea chair (Ken Smith) independent, On the outer: The 88 andand Tim Holding yet to be doesdoe not vote with the newly independent seats in the Lower House replacedre through a by- GovernmentGo it has holds member leaves of Parliament eleelectionc the had Parliament yesterday. 43 44 votesv to Labor’s key votes to Labor’s 42 42 James Campbell

THE bad news for the Government was that it lost FIRST its majority on the floor of the Legislative Assembly in a

4 humiliation engineered by an ethically challenged MP. The good news is, newly minted independent actually has to vote with the Labor Party to defeat the Government. The Coalition had 45 MPs and Labor 43 after the election. On Ken Smith’s assuming the Speakership, the numbers were 44-43. Mr Shaw’s departure from government ranks means the sides will be 43-43 — assuming Labor wins April DHS 7-MAR-2013 PAGE 27’s Lyndhurst by-election. As long as Mr Shaw abstains from voting against the Government, it will still

K be able to get its legislation through the Assembly, Pictures: ALEX COPPEL Y because when votes are tied

M Mr Smith has a casting vote. For Labor to defeat C government legislation, it will have to persuade Mr Shaw to vote with it, giving it a majority of 43-44. (Mr Smith only gets a vote when the numbers are tied.). Liberal MPs said yesterday that Mr Shaw has some demands he wants addressed, beginning with FB123 some tinkering to Victoria’s abortion laws. Others say his real motivation was to act as lightning rod for those who wanted to neck Mr Baillieu. But the hard-heads in the party who wanted Mr Baillieu gone appeared to 88 have been taken by surprise at Mr Shaw’s sudden departure from the party members in Victorian Legislative Assembly room — though others (Lower House) suspect the Frankston hothead had been revved up. ● 43 Liberal-National Party members Liberal MPs yesterday ● 42 Labor were at a loss yesterday to ● explain where they go from Speaker (Liberal) here, but many had used the ● Independent (formerly Liberal) term ‘‘circuit breaker’’. ● Vacancy (formerly Labor)

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The ALP will climb back to IfIf MrM Shaw abstained HoweverHo if Mr Shaw fromfrom voting, it would be actactivelyiv voted with Labor, Ousted Baillieu in 43 ratratherh than abstaining, if it wins Mr Holding’s old 43 the GGovernment would be seat of Lyndhurst, but the votesvo each, but the defeated party must wait for a by- SSpeakerpe is allowed to emotional farewell election in more than six vvoteote to break a deadlock 444 -43 weeks’ time soso ttheh vote would go to and ttheh Speaker could not James Campbell, suddenly called to start at the Coalition vote because there would Matt Johnston, 7pm. be no deadlock Michelle Ainsworth and At that meeting, Mr Annika Smethurst Baillieu received several rounds of applause after QUESTION TIME YESTERDAY resigned as the informing the party of his leader of his party and as decision. Fighting last night. Mr Shaw’s decision to sit words: Premier Mr Baillieu informed his as a cross-bencher had Ted Baillieu colleagues he would be step- meant the Government faces off against ping down during an extra- would have had to rely on ordinary meeting of Liberal him to pass laws if, as ex- MPs last night. pected, Labor wins a Leader Daniel An emotional Mr Baillieu It iis one ththingi tto bbe Lyndhurst by-election on Andrews. thanked members of the steady as the bullets April 27. Liberal Party, his staff and fl y and another to stand Lyndhurst was vacated by family for their support after frozen in the political Labor MP Tim Holding last his announcement. spotlight month. , who If Mr Shaw votes with the holds the ministerial port- PAGE 30 Labor Party after that date, folios for major projects, the Government would be ports, regional cities and defeated on the floor of the racing, was named as his re- Baillieu summoned his Legislative Assembly. placement. Cabinet to talks. Yesterday afternoon one Dr Napthine was a former The consensus from MPs MP said Mr Baillieu’s lead- Liberal leader in opposition yesterday, even from those ership was finished and that from 1991 until 2002. who want Mr Baillieu he would be ‘‘gone within Maverick Frankston MP replaced as leader, was that two months’’. Geoff Shaw earlier put the Mr Shaw had taken the de- But others had said Mr FB123 Coalition Government on a cision alone and his move Shaw’s move to sit on the knife edge after surprising was a surprise. cross-bench would make it his colleagues by quitting Labor sources said yester- more difficult for Planning the parliamentary party day, however, they had been Minister — room. told by Liberals that Mr who is widely touted as the Mr Shaw, who faces alle- Shaw had been ‘‘revved up’’ leader-in-waiting — to move gations of improper use of a by some anti-Baillieu forces. to the Legislative Assembly taxpayer-funded car, in- An emergency Liberal as the Government would formed the clerks of the partyroom meeting was lose one more vote until he Legislative Assembly on called yesterday for about could be sworn in. Tuesday night he planned 12.30pm but was later One senior Liberal said C to sit on the cross-benches. changed to a Coalition that Mr Baillieu was fired up He took a swipe at Mr partyroom meeting at 1pm. in the 1pm meeting and M Baillieu as he left the parlia- Some Liberal MPs were promised to take action on mentary party. incensed by the inclusion of pressing concerns of his Y ‘‘I believe my actions re- the National MPs. MPs. flect the general loss of con- Mr Baillieu emerged from ‘‘This was a circuit- K fidence Victorians are feel- the meeting saying he would breaker,’’ the MP said. ing in the leadership of the continue to govern strongly Opposition Leader Daniel Government,’’ he said. with the support of the Andrews had said that Mr ‘‘As always, my focus is on party room. Baillieu’s Government was PAGE 7-MAR-2013 DHS how I can best represent the ‘‘The Government will in a serious crisis. people of Frankston and at continue to govern and we ‘‘There is no one in the the moment I believe that is will continue to govern de- Baillieu Government today from the cross-bench.’’ cisively in Coalition and we thinking about jobs, or hos- Mr Shaw’s colleagues said are looking forward to doing pitals or transport or schools, he wanted to pursue his just that,’’ he said. this is a government that has agenda on the issue of ‘‘We have a very strong stopped governing,’’ Mr An- abortion from the cross- forthcoming agenda and we drews said. bench. have been able to govern ‘‘The Premier is not so As news broke mid- with a narrow margin and I much running a Govern- morning of Mr Shaw’s exit believe we can continue to ment as running a complete from the party room, Liberal govern.’’ and utter circus, it’d be MPs began meeting all over But about 6pm, a funny if it weren’t so Parliament House, and Mr Liberals-only meeting was serious.’’ 5 FIRST

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VICTORIA’S economy re- mains in the doldrums as its SUNDAY:SUNDAY: politicians fight about how 3PM: Herald Sun state to define a recession. politics editor James The latest national ac- Campbell meets Premier counts highlight a growing Ted Baillieu’s senior divide in ’s econ- media adviser, Paul Price, omy. Strong growth in the mining states lifted the and outlines the details national GDP for the last 12 of secret tape recordings months to 3.1 per cent, mak- the paper has obtained. ing more than 21 consecutive The tapes capture FIRST years of national growth. conversations between But the non-mining states Deputy Premier Peter 6 of Victoria, South Australia, Ryan’s former police and Tasmania registered a trend of contraction. adviser Tristan Weston, Australian Bureau of Stat- Baillieu chief of staff Tony istics data yesterday showed Nutt and Liberal state Victoria’s final demand — the director Damien Mantach. total spending of consumers, Weston had been ousted business and government — after an OPI report found fell by a seasonally adjusted he had undermined 1.1 per cent in the December quarter, following falls of former police chief Simon 0.5 per cent in the September Overland. Mantach quarter and 0.1 per cent in provided Weston with a the June quarter. short-term job funded by Treasurer de- the Liberal Party, and Nutt nied the state was in re- DHS 7-MAR-2013 PAGE offered to help him fi nd cession, saying the contrac- work elsewhere. tion was small and there were 8.50PM SUNDAY some encouraging figures in Coincidentally, the property and retail sales. Government is holding Wearing a t-shirt and shorts Mr Baillieu

K ‘‘Unlike gross state prod- a planning meeting in drives from No.1 treasury place 6 hours uct, state final demand is not Y the Premier’s offi ces at 1 after learning of the secret tapes a measure of economic Treasury Place. M growth,’’ he said. ‘‘SFD is a volatile measure 7.45PM: Price releases C HOW WE BROKE THE STORY THAT that is frequently revised and a statement on behalf does not take account of of Ryan, stating. “The ENDED THE BAILLIEU GOVERNMENT international net exports and OPI exhaustively interstate exports of goods heraldsun.com.au and services.’’ investigated these issues But shadow treasurer Tim and published fi ndings Pallas insisted the state was adverse to Mr Weston. Herald Sun in recession. Investment had Mr Ryan stands by all slid to levels not seen since comments made in all the 1990-92 recession. forums regarding these FB123 ‘‘Month after month we issues.” have seen unemployment rise, job advertisements He says there will be drop, business confidence no further comment. slide, and now we see the Ryan previously blamed SFD in negative territory,’’ Weston for acting alone MONDAY: Mr Pallas said. and going on a “frolic” by 1AM: Herald Sun and heraldsun.com.au releases The Australian share mar- undermining Overland. stories and four hours of audio tape recordings of ket yesterday surged to its Nutt, Mantach and Weston. The recordings also highest level since Septem- Herald Sun 8.50PM: capture Nutt disparaging Ryan, and saying the ber 2008 after Wall St hit a photographs Mr Baillieu Government had “severely restrained” its new record high on Tuesday. driving himself out of 1 anti-corruption commission (IBAC). The fallout CommSec chief econom- Treasury Place. Inside ist Craig James said the from the tapes sends the Government into crisis. combination of state final the building are Nutt and demand with net exports Ryan. Earlier, the lights 10.30AM-1PM: Liberal Cabinet MPs hold crisis showed the state’s economy were turned off when the meetings inside Parliament House. registered minuscule men saw the Herald Sun 3PM: Baillieu announces he is calling in IBAC to growth of 0.1 per cent in the photographer outside. investigate. December quarter.

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HE RALDSUN.COM.AU TUESDAY, MA RCH 5, 2013 NEWS 5 a press conference and Cabinet in crisis + Geoff Shaw on the cross-benches. 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E comments. S S sided with Labor Ted Baillieu’s Government lieve Mr Weston acted alone, partners the Nationals. MANTACH while the Premier’s chief of + RM Senior MPs s aid that rumours were rife, no one atwhile staff was ‘‘off trying to find sweetheart deals, and this point was planning organ- a move against Mr Baillieu. ise payment o f hush money But one backbencher to Tristan Weston’’. Mark Knight, Page 27 office at 1 Treasury Place, of Police Integrity investi- + could lose a vote of no-confi dence. If, after a across the road from Parlia- gation into the June 2011 res- period of nine days, the vote is held and lost ment House. ignation of police chief com- again, the Assembly and the Legislative Council There was no suit and no missioner . would be dissolved, and an election required to ministerial car — Mr Baillieu Mr Ryan was cleared of any be held. Mr Baillieu could solve this problem by was in shorts, driving his wrongdoing; Mr Weston was persuading Mr Smith to resign as Speaker. own car, and had a worried forced to resign. frown on his face. The recordings revealed CAN MATTHEW GUY BE PREMIER IN THE UPPER HOUSE? Six hours earlier, the Her- Mr Weston was paid $22,500 ald Sun’s state politics edi- by the Liberal Party and of- Yes. was briefl y Opposition leader tor, James Campbell, in- fered help to find a new job. in the Upper House. Special dispensation formed his media adviser, The report and transcripts applies for Treasurers to operate in the Upper Paul Price, of details of were published on Monday House and that could be extended to a Premier. secret recordings that morning, when Liberal MPs However, it would likely to be only for a short would plunge the Govern- ment into crisis.

time while the Government found a safe Lower The latest FB123 Questions about the re- House seat for Mr Guy, or any other contender. cordings would kick off a twist in the hellish 76 hours for the Gov- WEDNESDAY: Source: Dr Nick Economou, senior lecturer in politics, Renegade Frankston ernment which, by 7 o’clock saga came early 8.30AM: last night, had seen two of MP Geoff Shaw arrives at 2PM: Liberal Speaker Ken the Premier’s men referred yesterday morning, Parliament to resign from the Smith refuses to allow the to the new anti-corruption ‘‘ Liberal Party. Opposition to ask its fi rst commission, a rift open be- when Mr Shaw 9AM: Baillieu tells Neil Mitchell question in Question Time, tween the Coalition parties, about Shaw’s resignation. the Government lose its resigned from the he doesn’t believe the one-seat majority following tapes indicate any serious Shaw does not attend the defection of rogue Liberal Party C corruption. Question Time. It emerges he Frankston Liberal Geoff M 9.15AM: Weston’s friend, has not told the Government Shaw to the cross-benches if he will support it on votes of — and finally, Mr Baillieu met for a Cabinet meeting.

Liberal MP , arms Y no-confi dence or supply. himself resign as premier. Mr Baillieu said that after- himself with Hansard and The blow for a government noon he had referred the attempts to confront the 3.15PM: Peter Ryan holds a barely two years old is huge. tapes to IBAC, but still had K Premier. He is rebuffed. He press conference and says On Sunday, the Herald confidence in Mr Nutt and tells the media he is unhappy “we continue to govern Sun advised Mr Baillieu’s Mr Ryan. By Tuesday after- with “the management”. Victoria under the premiership office that a source had pro- noon, Mr Ryan was defend- of Ted Baillieu”. vided the newspaper with ing himself in Parliament un- PAGE 7-MAR-2013 DHS 1PM: The Government calls a secret tape recordings of der Opposition questioning. crisis meeting in Parliament 4.30PM: Shaw reappears at conversations between Mr The latest twist in the saga, House. MPs don’t know if for Parliament House to tell the Baillieu’s chief of staff, Tony leading to Mr Baillieu’s resig- Libs or Nats, but all attend. media: “You’ll get a statement Nutt, and Tristan Weston, a nation, came early yesterday Baillieu holds press in due time.” former adviser to Police morning, when Mr Shaw quit 1.30PM: Minister Peter Ryan. the Liberal Party. conference and saysy he will 7PM: Ted Baillieu resigns as In them, Mr Nutt offers to He is still under police in- ccontinueontinue to govern. Premier help Mr Weston find work vestigation after the Sunday and disparages Mr Ryan, Herald Sun last year revealed the Deputy Premier and — and the Ombudsman con- Nationals leader. firmed — he had rorted his NOW LISTEN TO ALL THE TAPES ONLINE The recordings date back taxpayer-funded car in run- to the first major crisis to hit ning a hardware business. heraldsun.com.au the Government: the Office [email protected] 7 FIRST

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