Australia news live: Moira Deeming secures top spot on Victorian Liberal ticket; Chris Bowen calls for Hormuz reopening

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · Apr 05, 2026 · 368 words · By Nick Visser

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Bowen won’t comment on Trump’s Iran tirade, but also wants strait of Hormuz open Chris Bowen, the minister for climate change and energy, said he wouldn’t comment on US president Donald Trump’sexpletive-laden social media posts, but noted Australia, too,…

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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Why it matters

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.

Common ground

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.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Dinesh Gourisetty was forced to step aside after providing a character reference for a convicted child sexual abuse offender”

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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute Dinesh Gourisetty's withdrawal related to a character reference for a convicted offender.

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Claim 2: “Moira Deeming gets endorsement for top spot on Victorian Liberal ticket”

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Wikipedia entries mention Moira Deeming's political career and the 2024 leadership spill but do not explicitly confirm she received an endorsement for the upper-house ticket.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Victorian Liberal Party leadership spill was held on 27 December 2024 to elect the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party and, ex officio, Leader of the Opposition. Incumbent leader John Pesut…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Victorian_Liberal_Party_l…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moira Deeming is an Australian politician and member of the Victorian Liberal Party. She has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria, for the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moira_Deeming

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Victorian Liberal Party, officially known as the Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division), and branded as Liberal Victoria, is the state division of the Liberal Party of Australia in Victor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Liberal_Party

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Claim 3: “but also wants strait of Hormuz open”

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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute Australia's stance on the Strait of Hormuz.

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Claim 4: “Bowen won’t comment on Trump’s Iran tirade”

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No evidence in Wikipedia entries or other sources directly addresses Chris Bowen's comments on Trump's Iran remarks. The provided evidence discusses unrelated topics (e.g., 2026 Iran war, Republican Party history).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Republican Party, commonly known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is the major conservative and right-wing political party in the United States. It emerged as the main rival of the Democratic Party i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
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Claim 5: “We are not participants in this war. We didn’t participate in the decision to begin the war”

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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute Australia's participation in the decision to begin the referenced war.

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Claim 6: “Moira Deeming secured endorsement after other candidates withdrew from the running”

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Wikipedia entries do not mention other candidates withdrawing or Moira Deeming becoming the sole nominee for the Victorian Liberal ticket.

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Claim 7: “Deeming was the only eligible nominee remaining for the position”

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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute Moira Deeming being the sole eligible nominee for the Victorian Liberal Party position.

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