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Simon Holmes à Court and his Climate 200, the body that provided funding for “teal” and some other independent candidates who promoted action on climate change, integrity and women’s issues, had great success at the federal election. But will community candidates become a big force in November’s Victorian poll and…

Warrnambool-based independent will challenge Liberal MP Roma Britnell in the seat of South-West Coast

The federal Liberals are in a parlous state, after an election that was not just lost to Labor but where “teals” stripped them of a batch of traditional seats.

Byron Fay says he supports government plan if it doesn’t benefit major parties while hindering political newcomers

If the Liberal Party goes to the right, whatever that means, it will be doomed and politics in Australia will be transformed.

Five new Western Australia faces will soon grace the benches in the House of Representatives in Canberra, and they've each got an interesting story to tell.

If the newly elected independents have any questions about what to do — or, possibly more importantly, what not to do — they could ask 12-year federal parliament veteran Andrew Wilkie, who admits he "got burnt" in his first year of deal-making.

Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes à Court speaks to David Hardaker about the teal independents, the Murdoch machine, and the state of Australian democracy.

Guardian Australia understands Climate 200 is likely to back independents in upcoming state elections

What does historic move of voters away from the two major parties mean for the future of Australian politics?

One of the most stunning features of the 2022 election has been the challenge from teal independents in Liberal seats.