Government, a position she remained in until her electoral defeat. Peulich lost her seat at the 2018 Victorian election when the Liberal Party vote fell to 28% in the South East Metropolitan region. Controversies LGBT youth Peulich has raised ire of some sections of Victorian society for her stance against initiatives such as the Safe Schools Program and certain rights for same-sex couples. In a 2017 edition of the Quarterly Essay, Peulich was cited as stating that the Safe Schools programme was "frightening", and that it cultivated in children "an isolation from their own families and their own values". Multiculturalism In 2007, Peulich employed 'race blogger' Gary Anderton, himself of mixed race and with aboriginal family members, as an adviser. On his blog in 2004, he had published material that 'declared that Aborigines are congenitally drunk and violent [and] terror suspect David Hicks should be executed.' In 2016, Peulich was called a 'racist' by a Liberal Party Member, who later withdrew the claim and made a public apology to Peulich. In 2018, Peulich labelled Victorian Greens MP Samantha Ratnam a "pig" in the Victorian parliament in a debate about 'increasing gender and cultural diversity in parliaments'. Post-parliamentary career In early 2020 Peulich opposed the immediate sacking of Casey Council, made up of 11 councillors, until the investigation into allegations against one councillor by IBAC had been completed. The mayor of the City of Casey prior to its dismissal was Susan Serey, considered a 'protege' of Ms Peulich. In December 2020 an IBAC hearing into the City of Casey was told Peulich was expected “to “go into bat” on a planning issue in the Frankston LGA during rezoning application, in 2014. The rezoning proposal in question was eventually declined by the planning minister and there was no suggestion by IBAC of any impropriety by Peulich. Family and personal life Peulich's husband Savo, son Paul, and mother Nena Dosen, all ran as candidates at the 2003 election for the Glen Eira City Council.[9] In 2008, Paul was elected to the Kingston City Council and served as Mayor of Kingston for 2013–2014. In 2012 and 2013, a number of articles were run in The Age newspaper accusing Peulich of intervening directly on behalf of her son in his mayoral bid. In 2020, Peulich's husband, Savo, unsuccessfully ran for election in Caruana Ward of the City of Kingston, gaining 14% of the primary vote.