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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with independent MPs Monique Ryan, Allegra Spender, Kate Chaney and Zoe Daniel in discussion after a division in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra last year.

As teals attended drinks with Albanese, Dutton and Labor struck election overhaul

Big money in politics will become an election issue after furious independent MPs argued the proposed changes to cap donations will entrench the major parties’ dominance.

  • Paul Sakkal

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No safe seats.

Labor and the Coalition are poised to launch a major attack on our democracy

This new donations bill will starve small parties and independents of the cash they need to compete while fattening up the coffers of the big players.

  • Jenna Price
What’s on WA politicians’ reading and watch lists this festive season? Pictures: Supplied

The books, podcasts and TV shows keeping WA politicians entertained these holidays

When they’re not reading legislation or listening to parliamentary debate what books, podcasts and movies are WA politicians using to relax?

  • Hamish Hastie
Hunter Biden after pleading guilty to federal tax charges in September.

Presidential pardon melds fatherly care and hypocrisy

Perhaps if President Biden had confidence that the administration of justice under incoming President Donald Trump would be fair and rational, he might have felt able to withhold this pardon.

Senior opposition frontbencher Paul Fletcher says people who voted for independent MPs were “duped”.

Coalition frontbencher says voters conned into backing independents

Opposition communications spokesman Paul Fletcher, facing a battle against an independent at the next election, says teals had duped traditional Coalition supporters.

  • Shane Wright
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, independent MP Monique Ryan and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Teals furious as Coalition to wave through tough laws cutting campaign donations

More than 10 crossbenchers united on Monday in parliament to condemn Labor’s handling of a major overhaul of Australia’s election system.

  • Paul Sakkal
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Independent senator David Pocock, Special Minister of State Don Farrell and mining magnate Clive Palmer.

Palmer plots High Court challenge as teals slam election funding overhaul

Labor argues keeping United States-style mega-spending out of politics is a good thing for Australian democracy.

  • Paul Sakkal
Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney, talking to Jesinta Burton in City Beach.

Kate Chaney on duty to family, falling into politics – and not putting up with crap

Kate Chaney talks about what her prominent West Australian political family taught her, and about being bold on climate policy in a mining town.

  • Jesinta Burton
Teal independent MPs composite index image. Monique Ryan, Kate Chaney, Zali Steggall, Allegra Spender, Sophie Scamps, Zoe Daniel and Kylea Tink.

The teals stunned the nation in 2022. They could make or break the next government

The seven women who won formerly blue-ribbon Liberal seats in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth promised a “new way” of doing politics. How have they changed the parliament?

  • James Massola
Teal MPs Allegra Spender (Wentworth), Kylea Tink (North Sydney), Zali Steggall (Warringah) and Sophie Scamps (Mackellar) have each criticised the government’s future gas strategy on Thursday.

Labor’s gas boost opens new front in crossbench election battle

Teal independents, the Greens and even Labor MPs are pushing back against the government’s gas plan as a Morrison-era rerun.

  • Mike Foley

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