Moira Deeming's D-day in Victorian Liberals' Upper House Race

0:00It's March 28th from your city to your ears. This is Melbourne News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. Today marks D-Day for Moira Deeming in the Victorian Liberals as party members vote in the final pre-selection for Upper House seats in the Western. Metropolitan Region, she's up against a Neshgorosetti for Melbourne's Indian community and sitting MP Trung Lu for the top spot, with others like Tim Beto in the mix. Deeming's path has been rocky since her 2022 pre-selection stirred debate over her stances on abortion and transgender issues. She got expelled from the party room in 2023 after a rally disrupted by neo-Nazis, but she won her defamation case against then-leader, John Pasetto, which cost him his job. Conservatives are rallying hard for her, with Tony Abbott calling the challenge a deathwish and paid a Kredlin praising her grit in uniting voters. Current leader Jess Wilson even gave her a strong reference, saying the West needs fighters

1:01like Deeming ahead of 2026. Deeming raised the alarms about the process, claiming irregularities like early voting and bad ID checks, but the party executive shot down her call for A. RIDU. Meanwhile, other conservatives held their spots last weekend. Bev MacArthur topped Western Victoria, Renee Heath took Eastern, though moderates pushed, and Marie Hermann's to second in the southeast. This ballot could tip the scales in the Liberal's internal war between conservatives and moderates, setting the stage for fierce state election. Bato and Melbourne's growing suburbs.