Moira Deeming serves Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto with defamation concerns notice MPs expected to proceed with a vote to determine if Deeming is expelled from the party on Friday The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2023
Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto sent defamation notice by exiled MP Moira Deeming Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto says exiled MP Moira Deeming has sent him a letter flagging legal action, a day before her colleagues are due to vote on whether she should be permanently expelled from the parliamentary party. ABC News · May 11, 2023
Afternoon Update: Senate stoush over Labor’s housing bill; Lehrmann inquiry twist; and Google launches AI chatbot in Australia War of words between Labor and Greens over housing affordability future fund bill devolves into personal attacks The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2023
Moira Deeming supporter Richard Riordan urges delay of Victorian Liberal’s expulsion vote The Polwarth MP claimed Friday’s meeting could risk a ‘messy legal dispute’ due to an ‘invalid’ motion The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2023
Victorian Liberals make Moira Deeming’s expulsion their top priority Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has backed a second bid to expel an exiled MP from the party despite her backing down from legal action. The New Daily · May 7, 2023
Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto confirms he will back Moira Deeming expulsion motion Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto confirms he will support a second motion to expel controversial MP Moira Deeming from the parliamentary Liberal Party. ABC News · May 7, 2023
Moira Deeming facing new expulsion push as she denies threatening to sue Liberal party Five MPs have given John Pesutto a notice of motion seeking her expulsion, which will go to the party room on Friday The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2023
Exiled MP Moira Deeming to face expulsion vote next Friday Victorian Liberal MPs will vote on whether to expel controversial Victorian MP Moira Deeming after she denied plans to sue the party over her suspension. ABC News · May 6, 2023
Victoria’s rogue Liberal MP Moira Deeming flips, flops and drops legal threat Exiled Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming will not pursue legal action over her temporary suspension from the parliamentary party. The New Daily · May 6, 2023
Victorian Liberals' bitter infighting seems more and more likely to end up in court. Can Dutton stop it? The crisis consuming the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party sounds a warning to centre-right parties that pursuing the culture wars now gripping the United States and other countries brings dangerous volatility. And little public support. The Conversation · May 5, 2023
Moira Deeming faces new challenge as Victorian Liberals push for vote to expel her from party Peter Dutton tells state colleagues ‘I want this mess sorted out’ after MP threatened to sue The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2023
Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto threatens Moira Deeming with expulsion, Dutton flags federal intervention Exiled Liberal MP Moira Deeming could be expelled from the party next week after threatening to take legal action to reverse her partyroom suspension. ABC News · May 5, 2023
Dutton weighs intervention for troubled Victorian Libs The federal Liberal leader has not ruled out intervention after Victorian exiled MP Moira Deeming announced plans for legal action against the party. The New Daily · May 4, 2023
Moira Deeming dispute threatens to widen Liberals’ split Moira Deeming is threatening legal action against progressive leader John Pesutto because she alleges he reneged on a promise. The New Daily · May 4, 2023
The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2023 Victorian Liberals plunge into chaos as John Pesutto faces second coming of Moira Deeming Internal warfare has spiralled into threats of legal action and accusations of ‘terrorists’ holding the state opposition party ‘hostage’
The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2023 Afternoon Update: Victorian Liberal row escalates; Indigenous leaders demand royal apology; and NAB profit surges Suspended Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming threatens her party leader John Pesutto with legal action
ABC News · May 4, 2023 Exiled MP Moira Deeming tells Opposition Leader John Pesutto she is taking legal action over her suspension Senior Victorian Liberals have already begun discussing if MP Moira Deeming should be expelled from the party room over her threats to sue Opposition Leader John Pesutto.
The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2023 Moira Deeming tells Victorian Liberal MPs she will challenge her suspension from the party Upper house MP threatened legal action if John Pesutto didn’t declare she’s not a Nazi sympathiser
The Conversation · May 1, 2023 While the Voice has a large poll lead now, history of past referendums indicates it may struggle Support for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament has dropped since the first polls that asked about it in late 2022. Analyst Kevin Bonham has plotted all the poll results, and the average Voice support is down from 65% in August 2022 to 57% now.
AAP · Apr 18, 2023 Suspended Liberal MP to return, vows to 'defend women' Victorian MP Moira Deeming has no plans to leave the Liberal party after she was suspended by the leader following her attendance at an anti-trans rights rally.
Pedestrian.tv · Apr 4, 2023 Non-Binary Icon Deni Todorovič Eviscerated The Lib MP Who Went To That Anti-Trans Rally On Q+A "If she believes in children's rights... doll you should have been there hurling abuse at Posie rather than letting the police pepper spray trans kids."
ABC News · Apr 3, 2023 Victorian Liberals under fire on Q+A over Moira Deeming as activist Deni Todorovič calls for acceptance As activist Deni Todorovič calls on Australia for acceptance of the trans community they also say Victorian MP Moira Deeming should have been dismissed, brooking a defence of her from the branch president.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2023 Peter Dutton urged to differentiate Liberal party after Aston loss prompts identity crisis Opposition leader blames state division for result, while Victorian MPs say lack of distinct policy direction hindered candidate
ABC News · Apr 2, 2023 Fears for the future of the Liberal Party as factional infighting blamed for resounding Aston by-election defeat Political experts say the Liberal Party's resounding defeat at the Aston by-election is a result of factional infighting and internal issues that's led to a "monumental shift" as voters abandon the Coalition in droves.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2023 Dutton’s leadership safe for now, Liberals say, despite calls for change of direction after historic loss in Aston Malcolm Turnbull says the party’s future rests on its ability to move back to the centre