Tag: Moira Deeming

‘A Teacher’s Dream’: Moira Deeming MP on Her Journey From Teacher to Homeschooler

Before MP Moira Deeming made headlines for her expulsion from the Victorian Liberal Party for attending a women’s rights rally, she was a high school teacher for 12 years with a passion for helping her students excel. Ms. Deeming received her teaching degree from the prestigious University of Melbourne; however, two key experiences made her…


‘It’s a Biological Issue’: MP Moira Deeming on Transgender People in Women’s Spaces, Sports

The answer to the question of whether transgender people can enter toilets and change rooms of the opposite sex is based simply on biology, according to Victorian MP Moira Deeming. “It’s a biological issue. It’s not about whether you pass [as a woman]. A woman is a woman, whether she looks like one or not….


Columnist Axed by Major Newspaper After Writing Critically About Gender Identity Disorders

The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, has ended its relationship with columnist Julie Szego over a feature story about youth gender identity disorders. According to Szego, she had been commissioned to write a 5,000-word feature article on the issue, but the current editor, Patrick Elligett, refused to run it. Szego revealed that Elligett had described…


Major Newspaper Cuts Ties With Columnist Over Gender Identity Issue

The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, has ended its relationship with columnist Julie Szego over a feature story about youth gender identity disorders. According to Szego, she had been commissioned to write a 5,000-word feature article on the issue, but the current editor, Patrick Elligett, refused to run it. Szego revealed that Elligett had described…


Victorian Liberal Party Willingly Bombs Itself Into the Dark Ages

Commentary The study of history reveals that the period in Europe from around 600 to 1500 AD is known as the “Dark Ages.” The person credited with this designation is the Italian poet Francesco Petrarca (aka Petrarch) who, however, was complaining about the appalling lack of quality of literature in his own time in Italy….


Victorian Liberal Party Willingly Plunges Itself Into the Dark Ages

Commentary The study of history reveals that the period in Europe from around 600 to 1500 AD is known as the “Dark Ages.” The person credited with this designation is the Italian poet Francesco Petrarca (aka Petrarch) who, however, was complaining about the appalling lack of quality of literature in his own time in Italy….


Opposition Leadership Pours Fuel on Victorian Liberal Party Dumpster Fire

Commentary Just when I thought things could not possibly get worse for the centre-right Victorian Liberal Party … they did! Having agreed weeks ago to suspend conservative MP Moira Deeming from the Parliamentary Liberal Party for nine months after speaking at a rally that was hijacked by neo-Nazis, the leadership has now plunged the organisation…


Victorians Liberals Expel Moira Deeming Following Threat of Lawsuit Against Party Leader

The Victorian Branch of the Liberal Party has expelled suspended MP Moira Deeming after a motion was put forth to party members on May 12. Liberal MPs voted 19 to 11 to expel Deeming for “bringing discredit” to the party. In a separate motion, Upper House MP Renee Heath was also removed as party secretary….


Suspended MP Moira Deeming Issues State Liberal Leader John Pesutto With Defamation Concerns Notice

Suspended Liberal MP Moira Deeming has allegedly served Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto with a defamation concerns notice, according to The Australian. This comes less than one day before the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party moves to vote on a second motion to expel the suspended MP. Deeming threatened legal action against Pesutto…


Victorian Liberal Leader Will Vote to Expel Exiled MP Moira Deeming

Leader of the centre-right Liberal party in Victoria John Pesutto has backed a second bid to expel an exiled MP from the party despite her backing down from threats of legal action. On Sunday, the state opposition leader confirmed he would vote in favour of a motion to expel Moira Deeming during a motion to…