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Simon Holmes à Court on Climate 200, donation reforms and why Kerry Stokes wields more power than he does

Labor’s electoral reforms are framed around diluting the influence of Simon Holmes à Court. But the Climate 200 founder says this will only cut the legs out from under independent challengers.

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Backflip on international student caps ‘baffling’, MP says – as it happened

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It’s not easy being teal — and in NSW it’s not cheap either

Tight spending caps mean that it’s not a level playing field for independent candidates in next month’s state election.

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Networks and money: the inside story of how the teals won Australia's six richest electorates

For many voters despairing about the gridlock and lack of integrity in Australian politics in recent years, the success of the teal independents in the May 2022 federal election was an exhilarating moment. They won six formerly safe Liberal seats, returned four independents - Zali Steggall in Warringah, Helen Haines…

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Victoria having Labor pains

A new poll has Victorian Premier Dan Andrews losing ground to the Liberals’ Matthew Guy as preferred premier, and former PM Kevin Rudd warns there are just five years to prevent war with China.

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Simon Holmes à Court considers supporting up to 10 teals to shake up NSW election

Climate 200 is looking at ‘seven to 10’ seats in the state and has had discussions with groups in ‘most’ of them

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Campaigner behind teal victory reveals his stunning next move

Teal independent backer Simon Holmes a Court reveals his bold plan to pull off a feat of similar size at the upcoming state elections.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Holmes à Court on 'community independents' and two state elections

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…

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Quad goals

Good morning, early birds. The Quad summit in Tokyo has wrapped up with the four members releasing a statement on their commitments regarding security, climate change, and COVID-19, while back home there is renewed criticism of Australia’s on-water asylum seeker policies. It’s the news you need to know, with Amber…

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‘It was vitriolic; it was nasty’: Holmes à Court on News Corp, the Coalition’s PR team

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

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Just how badly did News Corp’s attacks fail? We count the ways

The Murdoch machine was not shy about its feelings towards Simon Holmes à Court and the teal independents…

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Teal independents punish Liberal moderates for inaction on climate crisis and integrity commission

Climate 200 convenor says ‘people who called themselves moderates didn’t deliver’ while Labor argues election shows ‘teals are eating the Liberal party alive’

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Holmes à Court insists Climate 200 doesn’t have any agreements with the independents it’s backing

Fundraiser says ‘no strings attached’ to support that aims to balance ‘David and Goliath’ battles with major parties

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Climate 200's Simon Holmes à Court says 'no strings attached' to campaign funding to challenge Liberals

The man behind campaign funding for several independents contesting high-profile Liberal seats on climate change says the money comes with "no strings attached" and the candidates are free to vote as they please.

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