Moira Deeming endorsed for top spot on Victorian Liberal ticket
An outspoken state Liberal MP, who was previously ejected from her party, has made a shock comeback after winning a bruising internal battle, AAP reports.
Moira Deeming secured endorsement for the top spot on the party’s Victorian upper-house ticket for the Western Metropolitan Region after the other candidates withdrew from the running.
She previously dropped her candidacy after the party overlooked her for businessman and Indian community leader Dinesh Gourisetty, who garnered support from the party’s moderate wing.
But he was forced to step aside after it was revealed he previously provided a character reference for a now-convicted child sexual abuse offender, triggering another preselection contest.
Deeming was the only eligible nominee remaining for the position.
On Sunday, she thanked everyone who had supported her – including state Liberal leader Jess Wilson – adding she looked forward to exposing “Labor’s callous betrayal of hard-working families” ahead of the November election:
When we win, I will work tirelessly to restore good governance to this great state of Victoria.
Key events
Bowen says Australian fuel supplies ‘OK’ through April and into May
Bowen said he’s been encouraged by how fuel retailers have passed on cuts to the fuel excise.
He told RN Breakfast:
We’re encouraged by how quickly that’s been passed on. Obviously, the ACCC is monitoring closely any particular service stations or suppliers that might not do the right thing. I’ll leave them to comment on their own actions and independent activities.
Bowen added that Australia’s fuel supplies were “OK” through the end of April and into May, saying orders were “locked in”.
Bowen won’t comment on Trump’s Iran tirade but agrees strait of Hormuz should re-open
Chris Bowen, the minister for climate change and energy, said he wouldn’t comment on US president Donald Trump’s expletive-laden social media posts, but noted Australia, too, wanted the strait of Hormuz to reopen.
Bowen was asked about Trump’s remarks, where the president called on Iran to let ship through the strait while threatening further attacks on Iranian infrastructure. Bowen told RN Breakfast this morning:
Well, for the last 10 years, I haven’t made a habit of commenting on every social media comment of president Trump, and I don’t intend to start now because we’d all keep ourselves very busy. We want to see the strait of Hormuz open.
When pressed if that level of retort from Trump warranted a comment from the Australian government, Bowen added:
We are not participants in this war. We didn’t participate in the decision to begin the war, but we are, like many like-minded countries, calling for it to end in the best interest of the people of the Middle East, obviously, but also in the best interest of the world economy.
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Moira Deeming endorsed for top spot on Victorian Liberal ticket
An outspoken state Liberal MP, who was previously ejected from her party, has made a shock comeback after winning a bruising internal battle, AAP reports.
Moira Deeming secured endorsement for the top spot on the party’s Victorian upper-house ticket for the Western Metropolitan Region after the other candidates withdrew from the running.
She previously dropped her candidacy after the party overlooked her for businessman and Indian community leader Dinesh Gourisetty, who garnered support from the party’s moderate wing.
But he was forced to step aside after it was revealed he previously provided a character reference for a now-convicted child sexual abuse offender, triggering another preselection contest.
Deeming was the only eligible nominee remaining for the position.
On Sunday, she thanked everyone who had supported her – including state Liberal leader Jess Wilson – adding she looked forward to exposing “Labor’s callous betrayal of hard-working families” ahead of the November election:
When we win, I will work tirelessly to restore good governance to this great state of Victoria.
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