Breakfast

It seems the fortunes of the Australian Liberal party at state level is going from bad to worse. This time, in Victoria, a party campaign manager was forced to resign over anti-Semitic remarks, while Victoria's opposition leader, Ted Baillieu, was subjected to an internet smear campaign instigated by staffers at party headquarters. A blogging campaign by at least two Liberal party staff accused Mr Baillieu of being everything from a communist to a moron. While the pair have been sacked, some party insiders believe some senior Liberals could be implicated in the scandal.

Guests

Ted Baillieu
Victorian opposition Leader

Dr David Kemp
Victorian Liberal Party President

Brian Costar
Professor of Victorian State Parliamentary Democracy at Swinburne University

Reporter

Mike Woods

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