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Australia: Moira Deeming loses Liberal Party endorsement in Victoria
On the evening of July 17, 2026, the executive of the Victorian Liberal Party voted, by the required three-quarters majority, to withdraw Moira Deeming's endorsement as a candidate for the state election in November. Deeming loses the top position on the Western Metropolitan region list—a Legislative Council (upper house) constituency covering western Melbourne suburbs—but retains her current seat and party membership. The crisis erupted following Deeming's allegation that her colleague Matthew Guy had physically seized her, which police dismissed after reviewing CCTV footage.