Today
Teal donors revealed: Business leaders bankrolling independents
Allegra Spender is proving popular among investment managers, while stock trader Rob Keldoulis is donating to independents across the country.
April
The electorates with the most solar panels are not where you’d think
The uptake of rooftop solar panels in Dickson is far greater than in Anthony Albanese’s seat but the Coalition won’t back a household battery subsidy.
uComms (kind of) collapses, owing hundreds of thousands of dollars tax
The controversial polling firm, which has worked for Climate 200 and others, sold its brand and assets to a company that was half-owned by its founder.
Allegra Spender’s money-making from anonymous donors
It’s one thing to push others to be more transparent about the sources of their campaign financing, and another to do this yourself.
AEC launches probe after Wentworth flooded with anti-Spender pamphlets
The Australian Electoral Commission has identified the source of 47,000 anonymous pamphlets claiming Allegra Spender has misled electors.
‘Headless movements fall’: Can Holmes à Court maintain the rage?
Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes à Court changed Australian politics. But has his success become a drag on the community independent movement he champions?
How ‘Green’ is your teal MP?
Analysis of voting records shows the teals have carved out a political space to the right of the Greens. But some teals are greener than others.
Dutton says Ro Knox will be minister. She needs to win Wentworth first
The Liberals want Wentworth’s rich and powerful to put Knox into government – and a ministry – but independent MP Allegra Spender remains popular there.
Spender has strong lead over Liberal challenger: poll
The Liberal Party’s hopes of winning back the once blue ribbon Sydney seat of Wentworth could be dashed, according to newly published polling.
March
Who could hold power on the crossbench, and what they want
Tougher action on climate change and breaks for small business are what an emboldened crossbench could champion if teals and Greens get the election results they want.
What these five voters think of the budget (and Labor’s election bid)
Jim Chalmers’ budget may be Labor’s last big pitch to cling to majority government. We spoke to voters in five crucial electorates to hear what they have to say.
Coalition targets Climate 200 candidates over Greens affiliations
Polls show neither major party will win enough seats to form a majority government, so focus is on independents who could hold the balance of power.
Instead of gaining teal seats, Dutton could lose another one
Liberals are targeting three Sydney electorates, Bradfield, Mackellar and Warringah on cost of living, but there’s little buyer’s remorse in electorates that sent teals to Canberra.
Teals push to index income tax thresholds to inflation
Independent MP Allegra Spender blasts major parties for “lack of ambition for major reform” to return rising income taxes to wage earners
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.