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Nick Hossack

Three reasons privileged seats should not vote teal

Claims the Liberal Party has taken these electorates for granted or that they need a bigger voice in Canberra is, frankly, insane.

The reality of the ‘teal’ candidates seeking to dislodge inner-city Liberals is that their value to the environmental cause has now peaked.

More interventionist climate policies will not be sustained by a swath of ‘teal’ candidates sitting on the cross bench, it will require bipartisan support from the major parties.

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Nick Hossack is a public policy consultant, former policy director at the Australian Bankers Association, and former adviser to John Howard.

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