Victorian Liberal upper house MPs Moira Deeming and Ann-Marie Hermans are to face preselection challenges, as senior party members sound out a former journalist to run against Renee Heath.
Guardian Australia has confirmed from three sources not authorised to comment publicly that Dinesh Gourisetty, a prominent figure in Melbourne’s fast-growing Indian community, will nominate for preselection in the western metropolitan region against Deeming.
