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Tim Wilson supporters gather last week at Mr Brightside cafe in South Caulfield, with one sporting a purported MAGA cap.

The truth behind Tim Wilson’s MAGA wardrobe malfunction

To complicate matters, there is a line of merchandise proving popular online which could be called “Aussie MAGA – Make Albo Go Away”.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman, Stephen Brook and Calum Jaspan

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Teal MPs Allegra Spender (left) and Monique Ryan.

Monique Ryan and Allegra Spender spend more than $150,000 on Google and Meta ads

In the last three months, the major parties, lobby groups and unions have also spent hundreds of thousands on social media in a bid to reach voters online.

  • Olivia Ireland
Clive Palmer, Allegra Spender, Pauline Hanson

Clive Palmer applies to trademark ‘teal’ and ‘Clive and Pauline Party’

A spokesperson for the billionaire declined to comment on why the applications had been made, and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation denied there would be a merger.

  • Olivia Ireland
Andrew Wilkie says crossbench MPs, like fellow independent Zoe Daniel, shouldn’t make deals with the major parties in the case of a hung parliament.

‘Do not do deals’: Veteran MP warns against pacts with Albanese, Dutton

The key crossbencher who helped decide government in the hung parliament of 2010 says he has learnt not to do formal deals.

  • David Crowe
New candidate Ben Smith with his family.

Father of the year joins teals as independents target 30 seats

Ben Smith will aim to become the first male teal MP at the next federal election, as Climate-200 backed independents seek to claw more power from the major parties.

  • Paul Sakkal
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
Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes à Court.

Simon Holmes à Court: Dutton has ‘localised Trumpian tactics to Australian tastebuds’

The man most associated with teal candidates says he doesn’t know what the definition of a “teal” is.

  • Peter FitzSimons
Federal independent MP Monique Ryan has called for better checks and balances for the compassionate release of superannuation scheme.

‘Far too loose’: Calls for crackdown on early access to super scheme after claims of abuse

The early release of super allows chronically ill patients to withdraw their retirement savings to pay for certain medical procedures, but there are growing concerns it’s open to abuse.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey and Henrietta Cook
Independent MPs Allegra Spender, Zali Steggall, Sophie Scamps, Zoe Daniel and Monique Ryan all back tax reform, including changes to negative gearing.

Teals back tax reform despite backlash risk on negative gearing

The “teal” independents and other crossbench MPs have called for negative gearing to be on the agenda in a total rethink of tax and housing policy.

  • David Crowe

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