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Trump and the teals have a lot in common

Donald Trump wants to destroy the system. In some fashion, so do the teals.

  • Sean Kelly

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Opposition frontbencher Jane Hume.

Coalition makes formal complaint over pro-teal spin in ‘fake newspaper’

Gazette News, which pays to boost stories about teal MPs, said its local news outlets were not linked to any political movement.

  • Paul Sakkal

Teals set to seize balance of power in sink or swim election

Against a backdrop of Trump-driven global chaos, a group of mostly female MPs will decide which major party forms a minority government at the coming election.

  • Niki Savva
Liberal member for Wannon Dan Tehan (left) and independent candidate Alex Dyson.

From $5525 to $540,000: Ex-radio host’s whopping campaign war chest in third tilt against Liberals

Independent candidate Alex Dyson has amassed almost 100 times more in donations than the amount he spent during his first attempt at unseating Liberal Dan Tehan.

  • James Massola
Teal MPs Zoe Daniel and Kate Chaney are furious with how Labor minister Don Farrell (bottom left) pushed the donations overhaul through parliament.

‘They knifed us’: The spat that could come back to haunt Albanese

Minister Don Farrell’s office has accused the teals of berating government staff over donation reform. Teal MP Kate Chaney says the accusation smacks of sexism.

  • Paul Sakkal
Tu Le

The feud fuelling one of the tightest battles of the next election

Independent MP for Fowler Dai Le could hold the balance of power after the election. Her Labor opponent, Tu Le, is campaigning to win back the seat while heavily pregnant.

  • Matthew Knott

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