Moira Deeming news

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Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto says MP Moira Deeming has ... (ABC News)

Key points: Moira Deeming was suspended from the Liberal party room for nine months for her involvement in a controversial rally; Ms Deeming appeared to walk ...

"If there are tweets going out that, in any way, contradict the assurances, the representations that Moira provided to the party room that would obviously be a serious matter for the party room." Ms Deeming was yesterday suspended from the Liberal party room for nine months over her involvement in the "Let Women Speak" rally, which had also been attended by a group of masked men who performed the Nazi salute multiple times. - Moira Deeming was suspended from the Liberal party room for nine months for her involvement in a controversial rally

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Deeming 'not off to good start' after tweets, Pesutto warns (The Age)

Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto says controversial MP Moira Deeming has gotten off to a bad start by tweeting inconsistent views that he claims do not ...

that’s why I put an altered proposal to the party room,” Pesutto said. Now, she’s not off to a good start,” he said. “Moira understands that from the meeting, and if she doesn’t act consistently with the party room outcome, then obviously the party room – and I’m a member of that – we’ll take that very seriously.” The Liberal leader told ABC Radio National he did not regret compromising on his move to expel Deeming from the party after an “emotional” party room meeting, where MPs heard a “She’s got nine months to prove herself and if she doesn’t, she won’t be re-entering the party room.” “There’s a road for Moira to take if she wants to earn her place back in the party room.

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'Not off to a good start': John Pesutto criticises Moira Deeming over ... (The Guardian)

Suspended Liberal MP appears to contradict claims she made 'important concessions' to avoid party room expulsion.

“It would be different if there we no concessions from Moira.” “It’s entirely in Moira’s hands and it concerns me, it absolutely does, that those tweets appear to be contradictory, but I can tell you Moira won’t be able to re-enter the party room if she’s going to be speaking and acting inconsistently with what the party room agreed.” “That’s what I wanted all along.

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Moira Deeming narrowly avoids promotion (The Shovel)

Controversial Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has only just avoided being promoted to a senior shadow ministry after she organised a right-wing rally ...

And follow us on [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/TheShovelAU) “By associating with fringe groups, promoting hatred and alienating mainstream Victorian voters, Ms Deeming has come dangerously close to embodying the core principles of the modern Liberal Party. But senior figures within the party have not ruled out further repercussions, saying a tilt at the leadership was possible if she continued down her current path.

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Victorian MP Moira Deeming to be suspended but avoids expulsion ... (9News)

Controversial MP Moira Deeming has avoided being expelled by the Victorian Liberal Party after a lengthy pa...

Why don't you,'" the motion reads in part. "Let me clear – I have done nothing wrong. "I believe I am innocent of all imputations and accusations of any connection whatsoever with Nazism in any shape or form and any bigotry whatsoever toward the LGBTQ+ community," she said. In a statement, Deeming said she made an "error of judgement" going to the event and accepted the suspension. Pesutto said a "lengthy" and "emotional" meeting had taken place this morning, during which "a number of MPs" had been in tears, and Deeming had expanded on concessions she earlier provided in written form. Deeming said in a statement she accepted the move, and called her attendance at the event "an error of judgement".

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Moira Deeming's impassioned plea to stay in Liberal Party (Sky News Australia)

Sky News Australia has obtained a copy of the emotional speech Moira Deeming delivered prior to avoiding expulsion from the Victorian Liberal Party.

They taught me how dangerous mindless hate and hateful labels really are. “I respectfully write to ask that you vote against the motion to expel me from the Liberal Party Parliamentary team because I am innocent of these charges,” she wrote in an email. John PESUTTO confirms this - 9 month suspension. She then spoke of the threats of violence and the hate mail that has been directed at her and her family in recent days. In the speech Ms Deeming told her colleagues that if they were to support the expulsion motion, then she and her family would be smeared as Nazi sympathizers in the eyes of the public. “Your decision today, whether you like it or not, will be linked in the minds of the public, to the specific accusations and imputations in that dossier,” she said.

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Moira Deeming tweets support for anti-trans activists two hours ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Deeming avoided expulsion from the Liberal party after condemning Nazism and bigotry at a party room meeting on Monday.

You are a leader in waiting,” she wrote. “I support John Pesutto and the leadership team and look forward to working with them into the future to win government in 2026.” Pesutto said Deeming would not be able to re-enter the party room if she continued to be inconsistent with her concessions. “Moira is not off to a good start,” Pesutto told the ABC on Tuesday morning. In a reply to the tweet, Deeming wrote: “I never said those things anywhere.” She issued a statement about 7pm, saying she accepted the suspension and her rally attendance was an “error of judgement”.

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Neo-Nazis, freedom movement rally behind Moira Deeming (Crikey)

As Moira Deeming faced expulsion from the Victorian Liberals' partyroom, neo-Nazis and the freedom movement threw their support behind her.

Plus, we need the standard things like insurance, office space, and typical business needs. “I believe in supporting and standing up for our people when they are unjustly accused or targeted, not joining the angry mob for political purposes.” One featured a news story along with the text: “Liberal Party meltdown”. Crikey is able to be independent because of subscriber support. Crikey does not suggest Deeming knew about the neo-Nazis’ participation before the event or that she interacted with them. [Joel Jammal](https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/02/08/joel-jammal-anti-vaccine-federal-mps-turning-point-australia/), a former Port Arthur massacre sceptic, long-time broadcast partner of QAnon extremist Riccardo Bosi, and a rising star in the freedom movement.

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Moira Deeming claims she never condemned organisers of anti ... (Women's Agenda)

The Liberal Party has found itself in shambles as Moira Deeming, revealed she never condemned the organisers of an anti-trans rally.

people in hate speech is a concern to me and will never be acceptable in the party.” The first signs of her conduct while suspended from the party have not been reassuring. Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto had previously told the media that Deeming had condemned the organisers during a party room meeting.

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Memo John Pesutto: Never ask a question without first knowing the ... (The Age)

The Liberal opposition leader can spin it any way he likes, but he's still humiliated and his leadership is shaken.

It wasn’t until Monday’s party room meeting, called to expel her, that Deeming delivered her mea culpa. [Sign up here](/link/follow-20170101-p57ogt). He leads a party room that couldn’t bring itself to agree with him on a matter he elevated to the highest of shouted principles: that it must give Deeming the boot.

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'A loose cannon': Neil Mitchell's view on the Moira Deeming saga (3AW)

Neil Mitchell suspects controversial Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming will prove to be “a loose cannon” for the Liberal Party.

Press PLAY below to hear Neil Mitchell’s view on the Moira Deeming saga ‘A loose cannon’: Neil Mitchell’s view on the Moira Deeming saga Neil Mitchell suspects controversial Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming will prove to be “a loose cannon” for the Liberal Party.

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John Pesutto's failure to expel Moira Deeming could prove to be his ... (The Guardian)

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

Even with ally Sam Groth interrupting his Fijian holiday to attend the vote, Pesutto was clearly nervous he did not have the support of enough MPs to pass the expulsion motion. Deeming and those three MPs argued that the case against her wasn’t strong enough to warrant an expulsion – they said she should not be found guilty by association. They say Pesutto entered Monday’s party room meeting adamant no compromise could be reached and that Deeming had to be expelled, but “changed his point of view halfway through”. Pesutto confirmed he called the meeting and spoke on the motion. Then came time for those to speak against it, which included Kim Wells, widely considered a moderate and a Pesutto ally, and upper house MPs Joe McCracken and Richard Riordan. He did not release the materials, nor has Deeming, who released a statement on Monday evening conceding that attending the event “may have been an error of judgement” while also tweeting

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Inside the betrayal that drove MP Moira Deeming to fight for the ... (Daily Mail)

She was the mother of four who unwittingly became the face of Nazi hatred against the transgender community.

It would be pointless to give her a list of people to vote for. They're not going to make her sell out on her values,' a source said. It's about how to effectively influence the laws to reinstate some basic child safeguarding and some sex-based rights.' I think she was just one of those kids who predators could pick out as vulnerable and that's why she is so high on having clear standards,' she said. Ms Keen made a poor distasteful joke, which I unreservedly condemn, in an attempt to mock a far-left activist who had called her a Nazi Barbie doll. 'She will always vote based on her conscience. She'll put her head down and work out how to achieve change in these laws and she won't care about getting credit for it. 'The allegations about Ms Keen using a Barbie Doll wearing a Nazi uniform as her profile picture on the social media site Spinster made in The National hit piece are missing context. Moira Deeming (centre) arrives at the Parliament of Victoria in Melbourne on Monday. The Pesutto move saw Ms Deeming obtain support from the conservative faction of the Liberal Party, which is believed to be a first in her political career. In a speech to the party room, Ms Deeming revealed she had been raped as a child and sexually assaulted by men in toilet blocks, which is what drove her actions. I had not heard of the social media site Spinster until this motion.

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