This Month
‘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.
Steggall shows climate guilt is for others
The Warringah MP gives a climate checklist to her Sydney voters. How is she doing?
March
‘No funding’: More teals play down Climate 200 links
Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender have welcomed the crowdfunding group’s focus on candidates with lower profiles.
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.
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.
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.
‘I call BS’: Zali Steggall confronts minister in blow-up over donations laws
Labor faces tough negotiations with teal crossbenchers in the event of a hung parliament, after doing a deal with the Coalition on electoral reforms.
‘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”.
Teals must back gas to truly support small business
If the independents hold the balance in the next parliament, will they protect small businesses from unsustainable energy costs or continue prioritising ideological commitments over economic and business realities?
‘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.
January
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.
December 2024
The athlete-cum-Liberal willing to test the party line to beat teals
Jaimee Rogers, the former professional swimmer and Tabcorp presenter, backs a total ban on gambling advertising on television.
August 2024
It’s time to civilise the inquisition of Senate estimates
Hearings that were meant to drill into policy detail have become a scattergun questioning of officials used to settle scores, or make cheap political points.
Lendlease’s $1.5b loss; Ex-Young Rich Lister grilled; Market craziness
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
‘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.
Jobless rate climbs; Telstra profits drop; KPMG partner pay slides
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
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.
June 2024
Push to dump Liberal’s Chinese candidate in Bennelong
After boundary changes made the seat more winnable, rivals begun lobbying factional leaders to hold a vote to replace Scott Yung, party sources say.