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Dumped Liberal makes major move before state election

A conservative minor party has locked in Moira Deeming as a lead candidate for Victoria's state election after the Liberals dumped the controversial MP.

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Duelling train plans as One Nation hosts pre-poll lunch

The Victorian coalition has promised a short-term suburban train solution for commuters in Melbourne's booming west, with Labor rubbishing it as a "side quest".

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Liberals reveal candidate to replace dumped Deeming

The Liberals' choice of a deputy mayor to replace Moira Deeming in the upcoming Victorian election race has drawn the ire of the ousted MP's husband.

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Outspoken MP quits Liberals after 'headlock' fiasco

A first-term MP has resigned from a state Liberal party's parliamentary wing after she was dumped as an election candidate.

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Liberals shrug off 'headlock' saga as poll test looms

Shrugging off controversy over a controversial MP, Victorian Liberals insist the party is united as it bids to convince voters it's ready to govern.

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Moira Deeming disendorsed as Victorian Liberal party candidate for upcoming state election

The party’s state executive decided MP’s fate after she withdrew her legal action against the party earlier this week

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Liberals wave goodbye to controversial MP

The Victorian Liberals have voted to remove an MP as a candidate for the upcoming state election after she withdrew legal action against the party.

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Liberal MP drops party court bid after 'headlock' saga

A state Liberal MP has withdrawn a court challenge against her own party as she mounts a last-ditch bid to retain her candidacy.

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Deeming delays de-selection move, as Hanson declares One Nation doesn’t want her

Victorian Liberal rebel Moira Deeming on Friday delayed a move to de-select her, with her court action leading to the Liberal Party agreeing to stay its hand until after further legal proceedings.

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NSW shadow upper house leader steps aside during Icac Liberals inquiry – as it happened

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Lifeline for Liberal MP as decision on future postponed

A state Liberal MP will stay in the party for at least two weeks after the party agreed not to immediately disendorse her over an unsubstantiated assault claim.

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Peers to vote on future of MP after 'headlock' dispute

The Victorian MP who accused a colleague of putting her in a headlock will have her political future decided at an upcoming party meeting.

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View from The Hill: Even when they’re doing quite well, Liberals find a way to put their foot in it

The Liberals, it seems, can’t resist returning to damaging infighting even in the one part of the country where things have been going quite encouragingly for them.

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Decision on unapologetic Liberal MP's future imminent

State Liberal Party leaders are expected to make a decision on the future of an unapologetic MP after she complained to police a colleague had assaulted her.

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Moira Deeming misunderstood meaning of ‘headlock’ but won’t apologise to Matthew Guy for assault allegation

The Victorian Liberal MP says the interaction with her colleague left her fearful and confused

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Liberal MP 'misunderstood' headlock meaning, not sorry

A state Liberal MP says she misunderstood the meaning of a headlock when she complained to police that a colleague had assaulted her.

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Ex-Liberal leader's ultimatum after assault accusation

A state Liberal MP has been told to apologise or face a "harder" option after her assault allegation against the party's former leader was not substantiated.

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Matthew Guy demands Moira Deeming apologise for assault claim after Victoria police find ‘no offence detected’

‘There was no ambiguity. I did not do what was alleged, the CCTV proves this,’ Guy says of fellow state Liberal MP’s accusation

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Afternoon Update: Liberal denies assaulting Deeming; Stefanovic interview fallout continues; and finding Libya’s sand cat

Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has accused her colleague Matthew Guy of assaulting her at a community event. Sources close to Guy says he denies the accusations

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New Liberal leader bats away factional frontbench fear

A former Liberal premier has warned the state party's first female leader not to reward factional players with promotions but she's offered no assurances.

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Victorian opposition will commit to building Suburban Rail Loop once ‘holes have been dug’

Matthew Guy, who went to two elections vowing to scrap $34.5bn rail loop, says it would ‘cost more to stop project than complete it’

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Train cash splash in budget amid state's tunnel vision

The Victorian government will set aside $727 million to run services through the $15 billion Metro Tunnel as part of a state budget cash injection.

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Move over Myki, Victoria will soon get ticketless public transport fares

Train passengers will be able to tap-and-go with a bank card, phone or smart watch early next year, with trams and buses to follow

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Moira Deeming created ‘extreme’ political problem akin to ‘lobster with a mobster’ incident, defamation trial told

John Pesutto had to ‘cauterise the damage’ to the Victorian Liberal party caused by MP’s conduct, lawyer argues

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The Victorian Liberal party’s dirty laundry has been aired in public. Can John Pesutto survive a leadership spill?

Opposition leader tells potential challengers to ‘bring it’ as MPs plot amid fallout from Moira Deeming defamation trial

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