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Battle for Goldstein

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Zoe Daniel: “People are looking for a disruptor. If not a disruptor in Trump form, maybe a disruptor in teal form.”

‘In that moment, everything changed’: Goldstein MP Zoe Daniel’s teenage grief

The TV journalist turned teal MP on the drift from the two-party system, struggling to keep fit – and the day she lost her innocence.

  • Benjamin Law

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Tim Wilson (second from right) posing with campaign staff.

Police mystery as Lib candidate cops a (primary) schooling in campaigning

It’s a case of claim and counterclaim over an election campaign effort outside a school. One side says there was an apology.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Stephanie Hunt, right, plans to challenge Tim Wilson for the right to run as the Liberal candidate in the Melbourne seat of Goldstein, held by independent Zoe Daniel, left.

Former Bishop, Payne adviser to challenge Wilson in Liberal battle to wrest back Goldstein

Lawyer Stephanie Hunt says the community wants relatable candidates who understand cost-of-living pressures.

  • Paul Sakkal
Tim Wilson

‘Defeat was a gift’: Tim Wilson to recontest Goldstein against independent MP Zoe Daniel

The former member for Goldstein is the only one of the six Liberals who lost to independents to so far confirm he will contest the next election.

  • Paul Sakkal
The new federal member for Goldstein Zoe Daniel

How we conducted an experiment and chronicled a revolution in Goldstein

The so-called “ground game” is crucial in elections - and particularly in this one, and even more so in the teal seats. The Age covered it from the start.

  • Royce Millar and Najma Sambul
Climate change and issues of integrity were front of mind in the teal seats.

Inside the teal wave: How the independent revolution happened

Organisation, money and a political position that the Liberal Party no longer occupies: This is the secret sauce that some think could change the face of Australian politics.

  • Royce Millar
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Carina Garland, Zoe Daniel, Michelle Ananda-Rajah and Monique Ryan have toppled Liberal MPs and will join the 47th Australian Parliament.

How your vote changed the face of Melbourne

Four Melbourne seats won by independent and Labor women contributed to the Coalition’s downfall, while another hangs in the balance.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Zoe Daniel in Goldstein.

Tim Wilson loses Goldstein to the teal wave as Zoe Daniel goes to Canberra

Independent candidate Zoe Daniel claimed victory in the once-safe Liberal seat of Goldstein, ousting incumbent Tim Wilson.

  • Royce Millar and Rachael Dexter
Wentworth, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, was home to some of the most trivial accusations in the campaign.

Corflutes and complaints: Is this the pettiest election campaign ever?

Trivia thrives in a policy-free zone. And it seems like this election campaign has been the pettiest Australia has ever seen.

  • Michael Koziol
Goldstein candidate Zoe Daniel is one of several teal independents running this election, with women accounting for 40 per cent of all candidates.

The Liberals have ‘boganised’ as their base goes progressive

The prospect of dealignment in Australian politics is discombobulating if, like me, you’re invested in certainties: safe seats, blue and red.

  • Julie Szego

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