February
The 12 teal battlegrounds to watch out for this election
Climate 200 is backing 35 community independents this federal election – here are the dozen who are likely to retain or gain a seat in federal parliament.
Fund home batteries if you want my vote: Spender
Teal independent Allegra Spender says she’ll put household electrification measures at the centre of any balance of power negotiations.
Bullock concedes RBA too slow to raise rates against inflation
The Reserve Bank governor said one of the reasons the board cut the cash rate this week was because it did not want to be too late to act again.
Liberals face strife in teal seats, Ruddock warns
The party has a tough fight in the old Sydney heartland seats of Wentworth, Mackellar, Warringah and Bradfield, the former attorney-general says.
Dutton hails ‘dealmaker’ Trump over Gaza takeover plan
The opposition leader also calls for an independent inquiry into what Anthony Albanese was told about alleged antisemitic caravan bomb plot.
Parliament squabbles, then unites to condemn antisemitism
Anthony Albanese says antisemitism stands in “vile opposition” to Australian values.
Spender push to toughen hate speech laws amid antisemitism crisis
Labor is facing demands for amendments that would criminalise the “F--- the Jews” Sydney Opera House chant.
January
‘Dark forces’ at work: Lowy; How to make Australia great again; The sexy new arena sport
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Meet the McKinsey analyst turned teal powerbroker
Allegra Spender, who could hold the balance of power after the next federal election, grew up in privilege but prides herself on being able to talk to anyone.
Teals to demand truth in advertising laws in hung parliament
The teals, who could prove decisive in a hung parliament, say a right-wing campaign group is spreading misinformation about their views on tax hikes in billboards and other advertising.
Why Spender is right on the tax debate
Readers’ letters on Allegra Spender’s push for reform, why think tanks are doing their jobs properly, Meta’s decision to kill fact-checking and Anthony Albanese’s misplaced priorities.
‘Smears and lies’: Spender blasts claim she wants to raise taxes
The teal MP has called for truth in political advertising laws after a new right-wing campaign group, Australians for Prosperity, paid for ads saying she wants to lift taxes.
December 2024
Teals aren’t letting the Liberals whitewash them as Greens
Allegra Spender’s push to change the definition of small business complicates the Coalition’s attempts to pigeonhole the independents as lefties.
Tradies to join yoga instructors on core migration skills list
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the federal government was moving to address critical shortages, including in new home construction.
Liberals hold Christmas party in Allegra Spender’s seat
The Liberals were at the last election defeated in their ancestral homelands. But they’re still there, fundraising and planning a resurgence.
November 2024
This will be Allegra Spender’s top demand in a hung parliament
A minority Labor or Coalition government should implement serious and lasting changes to the taxation system to help workers get ahead and families own a home, the teal independent says.
Election donation rules target Palmer and Climate 200
New rules due to come into force in 2026 will cap spending in federal elections and dramatically speed up public disclosure rules.
Independents’ move to quit Chairman’s Lounge sparks backlash
Independent MPs Allegra Spender and Helen Haines said they would quit the invite-only club, calling for an end to upgrades on taxpayer-funded flights.
October 2024
The teals are strangely silent on Albanese’s flights
Maybe these independents don’t want to disrupt the system which may, one day, yield them a nice little upgrade on their way to Italy.
Teals warn: Don’t assume we won’t back Dutton in a hung parliament
Teal MP Allegra Spender is challenging Labor and the Coalition to end political fighting and reform the tax system, releasing her own wide-ranging plan.