Coalition’s ‘groupies’ taunt at independents will only turn off voters, Cathy McGowan warns Government’s increasingly strident rhetoric is ‘sliding off’ independent candidates, former Indi MP says The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2022
How the Liberals lost the 'moral middle class' - and now the teal independents may well cash in Josh Frydenberg says they are fake independents, John Howard called them anti-Liberal groupies, Scott Morrison points out they are only standing in Liberal seats, and that a vote for them is in fact a vote for Labor. The Conversation · May 3, 2022
Why teal independents are seeking Liberal voters and spooking Liberal MPs One of the Morrison government’s biggest challenges in this election campaign is the rise of the “teals”, a group of 22 independents who have received funding from Climate 200. The Conversation · May 3, 2022
This federal election, independents in regional Victoria are trading on trust. But does trust really matter? Politicians are asking us to trust them again at this election. Here's what voters in regional Victoria think of that. ABC News · Apr 29, 2022
Below the Line: former independent Cathy McGowan hits back at John Howard’s ‘anti-Liberal groupies’ jibe – podcast Former independent federal MP Cathy McGowan has hit back at John Howard’s description of independent candidates as “anti-Liberal groupies”. The Conversation · Apr 27, 2022
‘The LNP are feeling threatened’: the growing ambition of independents challenging Coalition MPs ‘Voices of’ candidates and other independents, in some cases funded by the Climate 200 group, are putting government seats under pressure The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2022
‘It can be done’: how a strong female crossbench could challenge Australian politics As disillusionment with the Morrison government grows, a new generation of independents is emerging to run against the system itself The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2022