In an interview with The Australian in February 2009, Baillieu revealed that she almost became a reporter for 60 Minutes and said that after she resigned, her role as an investigative journalist into asbestos was "ever so delicately erased... they airbrushed me out".
During court proceedings Baillieu was forced to admit under cross examination that she had landed helicopters in Portsea when she was Kerry Packer's personal assistant.
[7][8][9] She is currently embroiled in a new battle with Fox over his claims on the Portsea beach in front of his holiday house.
[10] In late 2002 and in 2003, the Federal Government considered selling or leasing part of Point Nepean.
[11] Baillieu became an activist against the proposed redevelopment saying "We could end up with is one rich bloke building a couple of houses there.
[16] Despite Baillieu's intervention to stop the relocation, it has been reported that the Sorrento Post Office, built in 1905, is now expected to be sold.