{
  "id": 6532758,
  "title": "Moira Deeming says she has no regrets over Guy allegation as she joins fringe party",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/moira-deeming-says-she-has-no-regrets-over-guy-allegation-as-she",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T03:40:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria/moira-deeming-says-she-has-no-regrets-over-guy-allegation-as-she-joins-fringe-party-20260910-p60w3v.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Moira Deeming, a former Liberal MP, will run for the Family First Party in the November state election. She was removed as a Liberal candidate for the Western Metro Region in July after accusing her party colleague Matthew Guy of assault. According to Victoria Police, no offence was detected after reviewing CCTV footage.\n\nDeeming has stated that she has no regrets over her actions. She was approached by numerous political parties to contest with, but has chosen to join Family First. The party's national director, Lyle Shelton, praised Deeming's resilience and tenacity, saying she is the right candidate for the party.\n\nThe state election is set to take place on November 28. Deeming, now a crossbench MP in the upper house, made the announcement alongside Shelton. She had previously refused to apologise to Guy, which led to her removal from the Liberal party room.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/parties-divided-over-purple-lid-glass-bins-ahead-of-victorian-election",
        "published": "2026-09-09T19:19:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Moira Deeming says she has no regrets over Guy allegation as she joins fringe party",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/moira-deeming-says-she-has-no-regrets-over-guy-allegation-as-she-6532787",
        "published": "2026-09-10T03:40:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}