This Month
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.
‘Marketers operating on polling’: Liberals hit back at teal pitch
Roanne Knox, the Liberal Party’s candidate for Wentworth in Sydney’s east, says the shift in focus by teal MPs to more economic issues is “disingenuous”.
‘It’s not 2022 anymore’: How teal MPs are reshaping their pitch
The shift in language from teal MPs to focus more on hip pocket issues such as tax over the past year tells a story about a changing political landscape.
Business tax breaks don’t spur investment: RBA
The RBA found company tax cuts are probably more effective than instant asset write-offs promoted by both Labor and the Coalition.
Teal MP wants $20k tax-free threshold for small business
Sophie Scamps said she would also push for an extension of the $20,000 instant asset write-off for small businesses, which expires on June 30.
January
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.
Husic blocks controversial NSW offshore gas drilling
The minister’s decision on the contentious drilling project known as PEP-11 comes as south-east Australia is facing the risk of gas shortages in the next few years.
October 2024
He bought Allegra Spender’s weekender, now he wants Sophie Scamps’ seat
About half-a-dozen political aspirants have nominated to face off against teal MP Sophie Scamps, who won a shock victory in Sydney’s Northern Beaches in 2022.
September 2024
Teal Tink to run again after seat abolished, but will avoid Steggall
Kylea Tink said she would decide her political future in coming weeks, promising not to cannibalise parliament’s crossbench.
August 2024
‘She can do what she wants’: Tink stink turns teals blue
The dispute between teal MPs on Sydney’s north shore shows they are truly independent, says Zali Stegall.
Fight for survival splits North Shore teals
Kylea Tink’s bid to save her North Sydney seat from being abolished has created a rift in the once tight-knit group of teal independent MPs.
May 2024
Jason Falinski won’t run in Mackellar – but James Brown will
While some ousted Liberals are raring for another go at the teals, others have attempted to move on.
February 2024
Wong meets with UN’s Palestinian relief agency weeks after aid frozen
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has spoken with the head of the UN Palestinian refugee relief agency, Philippe Lazzarini, weeks after Australia froze aid. Follow updates live.
October 2023
Major parties, teals squabble over NSW redistribution
The major parties and teal independents are at loggerheads over a pre-election redistribution of federal electorates in NSW that could help decide the outcome of the next election.
Labor MP says Israel should be condemned for ‘annihilation’
Rookie senator Fatima Payman says Israel cannot be allowed to annihilate Palestinian civilians, as teal MPs split over the conflict.
June 2023
The Teal NIMBY machine revs up
Sophie Scamps is worried about young families being priced out of her electorate, while also fiercely opposing a new 450-home development.
Teal push for new junk food advertising ban
Sophie Scamps, a former GP and emergency room doctor turned teal MP, says advertisers are targeting Australian kids.
May 2023
Teals join party hacks in the Chairman’s Lounge
Ever since the teals dislodged a raft of Liberals on the promise of a better politics, we’ve wondered how many would proceed to accept such hospitality.