The Latest Breaking News from Moira Deeming

Reckoning looms as Labor, Libs look to shake off woes

A long-time state Labor government is under the pump with crucial by-elections likely to reveal the extent of voters' dissatisfaction after a turbulent summer.

AAP · Feb 1, 2025

Liberal leader promises party unity after messy battle

Brad Battin has paid his respects to former leader John Pesutto after taking his place at the helm of the Victorian Liberals.

AAP · Dec 27, 2024

Brad Battin ousts John Pesutto as Victorian Liberal leader as Moira Deeming returns to fold

Leadership spill came after Pesutto lost a defamation suit brought on by Deeming, who returns to party room

The Guardian - AU · Dec 26, 2024

'John's cooked': writing on the wall for Liberal leader

A state Liberal Party could opt for its fourth leader in four years as a backflip by incumbent John Pesutto fails to cool tensions.

AAP · Dec 22, 2024

John Pesutto calls fresh vote to readmit Moira Deeming to Victorian Liberal party room in extraordinary backflip

Opposition leader says there is now a ‘definite absolute majority’ of MPs who want Deeming to be welcomed back

The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2024

Pesutto facing chop as MPs call second Deeming meeting

Senior Liberals have turned on Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto, calling a meeting after he backflipped on readmitting expelled MP Moira Deeming.

AAP · Dec 22, 2024

Would-be premier defiant after vote exposes party split

John Pesutto says he'll fight on as leader of the Victorian Liberals after a vote over expelled MP Moira Deeming exposed division within the party.

AAP · Dec 20, 2024

Victorian MP Moira Deeming won’t return to Liberal party room after motion fails

Tony Abbott criticises result, after Deeming successfully sued leader John Pesutto for defamation

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2024

Residents urged to take shelter as bushfire rages in south-east Victoria – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2024

'Massive divide': Liberals split on MP's bid to rejoin

Ousted Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has declared it's "only a matter of time" before she returns to the party room after a vote split her ex-colleagues.

AAP · Dec 19, 2024