Moira Deeming Secures Liberal Upper House Spot

0:00It's April 5th. This is Sydney News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Moira Deming just locked down the top spot on the Liberal Party's upper house ticket for Victoria's western metropolitan region. After a messy pre-selection fight, all other candidates pulled out, leaving her as the sole nominee officially endorsed by the party. This comes after she dropped her first run when the Liberals picked Indian community leader Dinesh Ghorizetti instead. But he stepped aside when it came out. He gave a character reference for a convicted child sex offender, reopening the contest. Deming's no stranger to party drama. Back in 2022, she got suspended and expelled after attending a let-women's speak rally, crashed by neo-nazis. She sued former leader John Pasuto for defamation, one, and he had to cover $2.3 million in costs. She's back in the fold now, named Rep for Melbourne's West, and even offered to ease Pasuto's bill for pre-selection perks, but that got shot down.

1:00The party loaned him $1.55 million to settle up in Dodge bankruptcy. With the November election heating up, Deming's vowing to hammer labor's failures and push for better governance, ready to hit the ground running if. Her team takes power.