Northern beaches seat of Wakehurst falls to independent, but Liberals hold on in Manly and Lane Cove Northern Beaches mayor Michael Regan secures a 27.5% swing to end decades of Liberal dominance The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2023
Teals and independents are fighting hard to win seats in NSW parliament. Have they done enough? Three-horse races and optional preferential voting making calling seats ahead of Saturday’s state election a risky wager The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2023
Voters in city seats support ban on new coal and gas projects, poll shows Majority in teal seats of Mackellar and Goldstein – and Labor’s Moreton and Bennelong – say industry should not use offsets for emissions The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023
Move to end ‘national shame’ of jobs for mates A move has been made to bring fairness and integrity back to high profile public appointments, through proposed legislation to outlaw jobs for mates. The New Daily · Mar 5, 2023
Move to end 'national shame' of jobs for mates A move has been made to bring fairness and integrity back to high profile public appointments, through proposed legislation to outlaw jobs for mates. AAP · Mar 5, 2023
Ending 'jobs for mates' put on parliament's agenda Independent MPs will back a proposal to end the 'jobs for mates' culture of federal politics as parliament resumes for the autumn session. AAP · Mar 5, 2023
Teal MPs say capping superannuation at $3m might undermine confidence in saving for retirement Despite this pushback, most crossbench MPs remain open to debate, and several independent senators have spoken in favour of curbing some super tax concessions to help budget repair The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2023
Teal independents join farmers in Liverpool Plains to oppose Santos gas development Sydney-based MPs Kylea Tink and Sophie Scamps meet locals fighting coal seam gas project and Hunter pipeline The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2023
Australia looks for PNG health partnership Australian MPs are in Papua New Guinea for a first-hand look at the health situation in the hopes of forming stronger partnerships with the northern neighbour. AAP · Jan 17, 2023
TND’s Newsmakers of the Year: Winner! The biggest newsmakers – these are the people who grabbed our attention the most in this turbulent year of 2022. The New Daily · Dec 29, 2022
'Teal' independent Jacqui Scruby taking on the Liberals in Sydney's Northern Beaches at March election Jacqui Scruby was part of the team behind federal "teal" independent MP Sophie Scamps. She's now running in the same area on the Northern Beaches for the state election in March 2023. ABC News · Dec 11, 2022
Grattan on Friday: Government throws everything at securing workplace reforms before Christmas but Pocock keeps it guessing Peter Reith would have appreciated the irony. In the week that the former industrial relations minister died, federal politics was yet again consumed with a highly charged debate over workplace changes. The Conversation · Nov 10, 2022
Six independent MPs raised $10 million to get seats in federal parliament Six 'teal' independent candidates raised $10.2 million to help them secure seats in the federal parliament. The New Daily · Nov 7, 2022
Winning teal independents backed by $10.2m in political donations AEC disclosures reveal Atlassian founder Scott Farquhar was the biggest Climate 200 donor, giving $1.5m, followed by Mike Cannon-Brookes The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2022 Independents join backlash against federal budget cuts to regional and infrastructure programs Helen Haines and Zoe Daniel call for freed up funds to be reinvested as Sophie Scamps criticises $75m cut from Wakehurst Parkway upgrade
The New Daily · Oct 13, 2022 Debate on tax gets ugly as Sussan Ley takes on Teal independents Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley attacked new teal MPs for opposing the stage-three tax cuts for high-income earners.
AAP · Aug 28, 2022 Two in three back junk food ad ban: poll A newly minted independent MP will push for a ban on junk food ads during children's viewing hours on TV, radio, online and social media.
AAP · Aug 24, 2022 Strong standards needed in parliament: MP The independent MP for Mackellar Sophie Scamps has called for an overhaul of standards for federal parliamentarians.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2022 Push for parliament’s privileges committee to probe Scott Morrison over ministerial appointments Greens senator David Shoebridge and independent MP Sophie Scamps among those calling for investigation of former PM
AAP · Aug 1, 2022 Listen to Australians, independent urges Newly elected independent Sophie Scamps has urged her colleagues to listen to the communities they represent to be successful in federal parliament.
ABC News · May 28, 2022 Sandy Bolton, Queensland's first teal independent, on what the new guard can expect Independent Sandy Bolton has twice won a previously safe LNP seat with a teal-themed campaign. She says the new Independents could change everything for politics and politicians.
The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022 Listen, engage, show you care: how Greens and independents took local politics all the way to Canberra Voters disenchanted with the cynical politics of the main parties were ripe for conversion – they just needed someone to knock on their door and listen
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022 Teal independents: who are they and how did they upend Australia’s election? What does historic move of voters away from the two major parties mean for the future of Australian politics?
ABC News · May 23, 2022 Who are the crossbenchers after the election? And how will they vote in Parliament? Australia's parliament is facing a supersized crossbench in the wake of the "teal wave" and a unprecedented number of Greens candidates elected. But what does all this mean for the new parliament? And who are these new crossbencher?
ABC News · May 22, 2022 Federal election 2022: Voters explain why they shifted to Greens or 'teal' independents after voting Labor and Liberal for years After years of voting for one of the two major parties, many Australian voters jumped ship in this year's federal election. Some Sydney and Brisbane voters explain why.