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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.

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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.

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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

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Victoria’s Daniel Andrews tells journos they didn’t miss anything on his China trip

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has defended not inviting journalists on his trip to China, saying there would not have been opportunities for press

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Daniel Andrews returns from media-free China trip as opposition vows to pursue unanswered questions

Victorian premier reveals it was his decision not to invite media on his four-day mission to China

The Guardian - AU

Excluding press from China trip right call: Vic premier

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has returned from China where he met with senior officials on trade and education matters.

AAP

Daniel Andrews downplays transparency criticism after 'very successful' trip to China

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews labels his surprise trade trip to China "a very successful visit" and downplays concerns about transparency during the four days of meetings.

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A ‘broken’ Liberal Party enters Aston by-election as a feuding, fading rabble

Saturday's Aston by-election looms as a yet another test of the Liberal Party's increasingly fragile position in Australian politics, and for its leader

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‘Not off to a good start’: John Pesutto criticises Moira Deeming over tweet following her suspension

Suspended Liberal MP appears to contradict claims she made ‘important concessions’ to avoid party room expulsion

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Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto says MP Moira Deeming has not made a good start to her suspension

Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto says MP Moira Deeming's social media posts will be scrutinised after she appeared to walk back condemnation of key speakers at a controversial anti-trans rights rally.

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National reconstruction fund secures crossbench support – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Heat grows on state Liberal leader over trans-furore MP

The acting premier has called on the Victorian Liberal leader to take a stand against bigotry by expelling a controversial MP.

AAP

Liberal MP Moira Deeming Won’t Be Expelled Despite Attending An Anti-Trans Rally With Neo-Nazis

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Attendance an ‘error of judgement’, Deeming says

Moira Deeming said she accepts the suspension after initially defending her attendance at the rally.

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The Guardian - AU

John Pesutto’s failure to expel Moira Deeming could prove to be his undoing

Victorian opposition leader says backflip on pledge to expel MP who attended anti-transgender rally was leadership – but it looks like the opposite

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Labor and Greens strike deal on safeguard mechanism; anger after police shoot Indigenous man; and Israel protests

Albanese government’s signature climate policy strengthened with hard cap on emissions totalling 1,233m tonnes

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Moira Deeming avoids being expelled by Victorian Liberal party room after leader buckles to pressure

Upper house MP was instead suspended for nine months after a two-hour meeting over her future

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Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto warns MP Moira Deeming of further repercussions after she walked back condemnation of rally

Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto says he will not rule out further repercussions for Victorian MP Moira Deeming after she used social media to walk back her condemnation of the organisers of a controversial rally.

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The New Daily

More division for Vic Libs as controversial MP survives expulsion motion

Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has reportedly survived an expulsion bid – instead striking a compromise deal.

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Deeming day: Victorian Liberals to decide MP’s fate

Moira Deeming will face the music as Liberal colleagues vote on expelling her from the parliamentary caucus after her part in an anti-trans rally.

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Vic Libs vote to suspend MP after anti-trans rally

Victorian MP Moira Deeming has been suspended from the Victorian Liberal parliamentary party after she spoke at an anti-trans rights rally crashed by neo-Nazis.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Dutton saddles up for Aston race amid Victorian Liberal infighting

Byelections for leaders are rather like steeplechases for horses: there is always the risk of serious injury.

The Guardian - AU

The Moira Deeming question: Victorian Liberals are at war, but leader John Pesutto knows the party must change

Pesutto’s firm stance on the expulsion of the backbencher will cost him the leadership, some say, while others say it will be the making of him – and the party

The New Daily

Julia Banks: Why the modern Liberal Party seems unable to ‘do the right thing’

At the end of the day, robust political debate shouldn’t displace civility, treating people with respect and doing the right thing.

The New Daily

Divided Vic Liberals cop prime ministerial kicking

Prime minister Anthony Albanese has criticised the Victorian Liberal party as MPs prepare to vote to expel an MP who attended an anti-transgender rally.

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