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Battle for Goldstein

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Getting the band back together: ex-adviser Angela Pippos and former MP Zoe Daniel are hitting the speaking circuit.

No, Zoe Daniel has not exited the stage

The former teal independent MP is stepping out in a new direction as part of a double act.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman

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Tim Wilson at Little Sister Cafe.

The moment lunch with Tim Wilson turned into an ambush

The newly elected Goldstein MP’s political skills were put to the test when he was unexpectedly confronted by a constituent.

  • Stephen Brook
Liberal Tim Wilson has claimed victory in the marginal seat of Goldstein which he held before losing it to teal Zoe Daniel in 2022.

How to beat the teals? The city Liberals now have a template

Tim Wilson’s winning campaign in Goldstein contains two important lessons for future campaigners.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
It was all smiles in 2022 for the teals (from left): Kylea Tink, Zoe Daniel, Sophie Scamps, Monique Ryan, Kate Chaney and Allegra Spender.

Package teal: The independent movement, three years on

The road ahead for the independents is less certain than it was in 2022, but they remain a potent political force and an existential headache for the Liberals.

  • Rachael Dexter and Cara Waters
Tony Abbott in February, with spectacles.

Melbourne Airport mystery: The case of Tony Abbott’s missing spectacles

The former prime minister’s glasses went in one end of a security machine but seemingly did not come out the other.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Matt Trihey of the “National Workers Alliance” at a pre polling booth in Brighton on Friday.

Far-right agitators turn up to pre-poll voting booth in Brighton; Safi’s NDIS business faces watchdog probe: Victoria’s hot seats week 5 as it happened

The three men set up loudspeakers directly across from the polling station at St Stephen’s Church.

  • Cara Waters, Clay Lucas, Charlotte Grieve and Rachael Dexter
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Monique Ryan’s campaign staff and volunteers prepare pre-poll and election-day material.

Party atmosphere without the party machine: The army behind the teals

This election, the teals are highly organised, looking to cement their position by winning a further term while holding true to their promise of a “new way” of doing politics. 

  • Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
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
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

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