This Month
Holmes a Court warns Liberals over net zero
Nationals threats to abandon net zero will be mercilessly exploited by Climate 200 if the seat of Bradfield goes to a fresh vote.
June
Environmentalists launch suit to quash North West Shelf approval
A rock art preservation group backed by the Holmes à Court family matriarch has launched a challenge to overturn WA approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf extension.
May
Climate 200 founder says campaign could attack Labor over NW Shelf
Most Australian universities made a profit 2024; Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes a Court has suggested teal candidates could target Labor-held seats. How the day unfolded.
Let’s drop the charade. Climate 200 clearly targets the Coalition
Teal independents had success in the few Labor seats they contested, but Climate 200’s reticence to target them leaves it with a lack of leverage.
Climate 200 spent big on teals. The best ROI may be a surprise
While big donations went to Deb Leonard and Kate Chaney, analysis shows candidates such as Jessie Price gave the funding group its best bang (vote) for buck in long-shot Labor seats.
Nationals driving Liberals to extinction, says Climate 200
The crowdfunding group says the Coalition must act on climate or face political annihilation, after some low-profile candidates it backed made inroads at the election.
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
Opaque activist group in anti-teal ad blitz to lure shy Libs
An activist group with links to the Coalition and Labor will run the ads with the tagline “You don’t need to tell your friends you didn’t vote Teal”.
Teal confidence growing as Liberal support slides
Bullish teal campaigners are increasingly confident they can oust senior Liberal Dan Tehan and snag the regional NSW seats of Cowper and Calare at the May 3 election.
‘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?
March
David Pocock leaves the Climate 200 mothership
The first-term ACT senator has weaned himself off the political campaign group’s money. Some in the teal and independent movements say that’s not a bad thing.
Wind farm companies have been ‘arrogant’: Holmes a Court
Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes à Court says many large-scale renewables projects had not adequately consulted local communities.
Donation laws ‘tilted towards the major parties’: Holmes à Court
Climate 200 founder and teal benefactor Simon Holmes à Court wants consistent rules on cash for elections.
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.
Donations deal strikes at the heart of Climate 200’s business model
Reforms to political donations laws will make it harder for campaign groups to bankroll candidates, but whether the changes can stop the move away from the major parties is yet to be seen.
Crossbench shut out of political donations overhaul
Teal MPs and the Greens have slammed a deal by the major parties to revamp electoral funding laws.
Three generations of Holmes a Courts are helping Kate Chaney
The family may provide art, campaign financing and unpaid admin assistance to the Perth MP, but the teals are still independent.
January
The biggest financial backers of Climate 200 revealed
Two investors donated about $1 million each to the teal fundraising vehicle, while a 94-year-old grandfather matched donations up to $1000 for each year of his life.
December 2024
Climate 200’s plan for a second teal wave
The nonprofit political campaign group is targeting up to 30 seats at the 2025 election, trying to level the playing field against the major parties.
Why glitzy Gold Coast is the next teal battleground
Erchana Murray-Bartlett ran the equivalent of 150 marathons in as many days last year. Now she’s running for federal parliament as an independent backed by Climate 200.