August
- Opinion
- Senate estimates
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.
- Laura Tingle
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.
- Phillip Coorey
Jobless rate climbs; Telstra profits drop; KPMG partner pay slides
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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.
- Phillip Coorey
June
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.
- Aaron Patrick
April
Teals warn Labor has ‘dropped the ball’ on small business
The independent MPs, expected to play a crucial role in next year’s federal election, also hit out at the Coalition for failing to support sensible changes.
- Patrick Durkin
March
Teals brand Labor’s $3m policy a ‘cash grab’
Teal MPs say changes to taxation of super funds with balances larger than $3 million could drive investment away from start-ups and leave retirees worse off.
- Hannah Wootton
January
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
He called for political integrity. Will he defend a Jewish cricketer?
Cricket Australia chairman Mike Baird wants leaders to do what is right, not popular. So why isn’t he defending a Jewish cricketer who supported Israel?
- Aaron Patrick
December 2023
The teals play the long game with integrity
They know the best opportunity for reform may come after the next election – when the major parties could be forced to negotiate for power with crossbench.
- Ronald Mizen
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.
- Phillip Coorey
Teal seats vote Yes but Libs unperturbed
Between four and six of the teal seats votes Yes, but the Liberals say Labor’s wipeout is of greater significance.
- Phillip Coorey and Tom McIlroy
September 2023
- Opinion
- Tax reform
Why politics is harder than it looks
Well-meaning reformers like the teals want to impose change over the heads of the people who will be affected by it the most.
- Jason Falinski and Tim Wilson
June 2023
- Opinion
- Berejiklian inquiry
Why Gladys Berejiklian failed ICAC’s test
The former NSW premier will never agree with the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s finding she engaged in serious corrupt conduct. But the damage is done.
- Jennifer Hewett
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.
- Myriam Robin
October 2022
Bosses face arbitration threat if they refuse flexibility requests
Employers will face the threat of such action if they knock back an employee’s wish for more flexible work arrangements.
- Phillip Coorey
Teal MP says $140,000 a year is ‘not rich’
North Sydney independent Kylea Tink backed the stage three tax cuts over the reservations of her fellow teals.
- Aaron Patrick
August 2022
Apprenticeship funding should extend to ‘pink workforce’, say teals
The jobs summit will hear pitches to invest more in training for female-dominated trades such as fashion, textile and floristry to alleviate skills shortages.
- Hannah Wootton
The $25b reasons Teals say women can solve the jobs crisis
Influential independent MPs say there is a slew of reforms the jobs summit can consider to improve women’s workforce participation and ease the skills shortage.
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- Hannah Wootton
July 2022
Teal independent Kylea Tink still angling for bigger entourage
The teals ran on an integrity platform. Newsflash: demanding preferential treatment in politics lacks integrity.
- Joe Aston