Moira Deeming
Conservative Liberal MP rolled for top spot amid fiery preselection battles
A tense round of Liberal preselection contests kicked off this weekend, amid the ongoing threat from One Nation.
- Daniella White and Rachel Eddie
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Obama conspiracy theorist to address Australian conservative summit
American filmmaker and Infowars regular Joel Gilbert is speaking this week at Advance’s new conference in Sydney along with former prime minister Tony Abbott and Victorian MP Moira Deeming.
- Michael Koziol
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- Liberal Party
Pesutto could refinance loan to spare Victorian Liberals court battle
The possibility, designed to put an end to Supreme Court action and a long-running distraction for the Victorian opposition, has not progressed to any specific proposal.
- Rachel Eddie
Scrap net zero, Victorian Liberal members tell Sussan Ley
The state’s Liberal Party members also voted at Sunday’s state council to call for trans women to be blocked from women’s and girls’ sport.
- Rachel Eddie and James Massola
Melbourne’s west feels neglected by Labor, but this is why the Liberals can’t break the red wall
In the western suburbs, Labor MPs are having to work harder than ever and independents are on the rise.
- Daniella White
Liberal leader ‘angry’ at colleagues but won’t condemn Daniel Andrews-Stalin comparison
Moira Deeming introduced a petition to parliament protesting a planned statue of Andrews, claiming Nuremberg trial principles were abused during COVID-19.
- Rachel Eddie and Daniella White
‘A gift for our opponents’: Liberal boss calls for unity to stem electoral bleeding
Philip Davis has called for resignations from the party’s administrative committee and urged members to set aside internal dramas to become electable.
- Rachel Eddie
Battin had legal advice that Pesutto loan could breach Liberal Party constitution
The Victorian opposition leader didn’t share the advice with the party before it supported the $1.55 million loan to John Pesutto, Supreme Court documents claim.
- Rachel Eddie
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- Liberal Party
Court rejects ‘half-baked’ legal challenge to Pesutto payment
Supreme Court judge Michael McDonald has delivered a withering assessment of an attempt by Moira Deeming’s supporters to stop party funds being lent to John Pesutto.
- Chip Le Grand
How 12 good men (and women) stepped in to save John Pesutto
The rescue package that spared the former Victorian Liberal leader from bankruptcy was on the brink of collapse hours before Thursday night’s vote.
- Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney