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Nationals likely to hold all seats as Liberals smashed

The junior coalition partner has retained its seats and took large chunks out of Labor's margins in others, largely weathering a Liberal Party wipeout.

AAP · May 3, 2025

Independents may build on Australia’s history of hung parliaments, if they can survive the campaign blues

Major parties used to easily dismiss the rare politician who stood alone in parliament. These MPs could be written off as isolated idealists, and the press could condescend to them as noble, naïve and unlikely to succeed.

The Conversation · Apr 27, 2025

Transparency, whistleblowing key themes in target seats

Undecided voters in marginal seats being targeted by independents are overwhelmingly in support of whistleblower protections and say it could sway their vote.

AAP · Apr 18, 2025

Cowper election results show Nationals face independent challenge on NSW Mid North Coast

A teal independent is a chance of dethroning a party that has held a Mid North Coast seat for all but two years since 1901. The incumbent says his vote in the National Party stronghold has been "eaten up" at both ends of the political spectrum.

ABC News · May 23, 2022

How former member for Indi Cathy McGowan could be secret weapon for 'teal independents' in federal election

When Cathy McGowan won the federal seat of Indi nearly a decade ago, no-one could have predicted her impact on this current election campaign. Now, she's seen as a "secret weapon" of the independents movement.

ABC News · May 15, 2022