12:03 pm: To wrap up our live coverage of Victoria's political crisis, in summary:

Victorian Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews has shied away from triggering the immediate downfall of the Napthine government by pushing to have rogue MP Geoff Shaw expelled from Parliament.

In response, the Premier said he would not be held to ransom by Mr Shaw, while Mr Andrews said he would not do any deals with the independent MP.

11:59 am: Bendigo Advertiser journalist Maddie Wines snapped this picture of primary school pupils watching this morning's press conference.

11:54 am: We're now waiting to hear from Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews' office about what they plan to do next, in response to the Premier's earlier statements. After Mr Andrews pledged to move to expel Geoff Shaw from Parliament, Dr Napthine responded by saying, in a nutshell, let's not rush into things... 

11:21am: More now from Bill Shorten's press conference, where he attempted to relate the Victorian crisis to national issues, saying: "Australians are fundamentally angry at Tony Abbott lying before the election, saying and doing anything to get elected and once he's in there, pretending to people where's the problem? Where 's the problem? It's Tony Abbott, and Denis Napthine knows that too ... No Liberal Premier wants a by-election at the moment, because if there's one person other than Geoff Shaw that Denis Napthine's unhappy with, it's Tony Abbott."

11:18am: To recap: Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews this morning promised he would move to have rogue MP Geoff Shaw expelled from Parliament. He said it was an "appropriate penalty" for Shaw's behaviour. It is a strategy our state political editor, Josh Gordon, has described as a “clever strategic move.” Premier Denis Napthine responded by saying he would seek legal advice but also promised he wanted to see Geoff Shaw punished, but did not specify what that might entail.

11:07am: Dr Napthine has also said he will not allow Geoff Shaw to introduce abortion reforms, Richard Willingham reports. Dr Napthine also described Mr Shaw's demands for a judicial appointment as "ludicrous". He said: "I'm saying to the Labor party that their track record in recent times, has been a track record on a misunderstanding of the constitution, misunderstanding of the Governor’s role based on wanting to be a wrecker, rather than a builder.” He added: "What they are seeking to do is score cheap political points.''

11:04am: Summarising the Premier’s press conference, Fairfax's Richard Willingham reports Dr Napthine said the government did not want to rush into something that could be challenged in court so it was seeking legal advice.

* He would not answer questions on a possible byelection if Mr Shaw was expelled. “We don’t want to rush into something that may potentially go to the high court and Geoff Shaw walk away without paying account for his actions.”

* He also said he was not meeting with Mr Andrews because it was inappropriate to involve Governor Alex Chernov in the political matter. “The governor must be, in the Westminister system, independent and above day to day politics,’’ Dr Napthine said.

* Using language similar to former Prime Minister Julia Gillard to describe Tony Abbott, he described Mr Andrews as “a wrecker”. 

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