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Are The Teals About To Form Their Own Political Party? Everything We Know

Teal independents are talking about forming a party. Here’s who they are, why the idea is on the table, and what it means for Aus politics.

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Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation

Independent MP Sophie Scamps joins Labor’s Friends of Palestine group and Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in objecting to Israeli president’s visit

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Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It’s not too late to make it right

Climate change is the biggest issue of our time. 2024 marked both the hottest year on record and the highest levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the past two million years.

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Teenagers arrested as police crack down on e-bikes

Calls for national regulations for high-powered e-bikes continue as police arrest five teens allegedly caught speeding during a crackdown on riding offences.

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Vicious cycles: national push to slow electric bikes

Cycling groups say high-powered and illegally modified e-bikes are increasingly being used in Australia and stricter, national rules are needed to save lives.

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Support surge for teals despite vilification campaign

A large cross bench is set to return to parliament after voters abandoned the Liberals, with a surge of support for independents over the two major parties.

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Don't listen to 'hate media' on election result: Dutton

Peter Dutton has urged party backers to ignore certain media outlets - which he branded "hate media" - in the final push to election day.

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Independents warn tide still going out on major parties

Support for independents still remains high after a record crossbench made it into parliament in 2022 but a number face serious challenges to retain seats.

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Crossbench calls for aid lift in face of meagre pledges

As Australia's foreign aid drops as a proportion of the country's wealth, most crossbenchers have signalled they want an increase to meet UN benchmarks.

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Politics and pop songs collide at teal campaign launch

Independent MP Sophie Scamps has the backing of popular band Lime Cordiale as her campaign launch targets young voters in the upcoming election.

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Independents and minor parties may decide who runs Australia. Who and what will win their support?

The polls suggest no party is likely to have a majority after the federal election on 3 May. We asked the current crossbenchers what their priorities would be in that event

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Australia backslides on sustainability goals

A guardian for future generations has been pitched as a solution to short-sighted decisions leading to backsliding on key development goals.

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Short-term politics keeps stalling long-term fixes. This bill offers a way forward

Two federal politicians from opposing camps reached across the aisle this week to promote a valuable cause - the wellbeing of future Australian generations.

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Australia takes steps to mend strained ties with Israel

Australia will send one of its most senior ministers to Israel in a bid to help fix the relationship that has come under increasing strain.

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Liberals pick former RSL chief to take on teal MP

The former son-in-law of a Liberal prime minister will run on a cost-of-living platform as he and the party tries to win back a former heartland.

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Albanese urged to ditch Howard-era native forest logging exemptions

Exclusive: independent MPs and Lidia Thorpe tell PM that environment law reforms under negotiation must remove exemptions for native forest logging

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Rod Sims says ‘worth considering’ whether realestate.com.au engaged in anti-competitive practices as Greens blast ‘rigged’ system

Greens say the price hikes arising from REA Group’s dominance underscore need for new price-gouging laws

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Albanese government issues ‘preliminary refusal’ of Pep11 gas project previously vetoed by Scott Morrison

Asset Energy has 30 days to respond to industry minister Ed Husic’s request for further information about the proposed gas project off Sydney’s coast

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Federal minister's lack of control on logging 'absurd'

Federal independents are mounting a renewed push to get the environment minister to deal with state-based logging threats to endangered species.

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NSW Liberals branch calls for federal administration after ‘catastrophic failure’ of state division

Northern Beaches Liberals unanimously support motion as some observers say conservative faction ‘keen’ to oust moderates after council elections nominations error

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Public sector appointment report 'nowhere to be seen': Scamps

Calls for Briggs report into appointments to be released.

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View from The Hill: New watchdog won’t stop bad behaviour in parliament

The extensive fallout from the rape of then Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in a ministerial office continues to reverberate through both the legal and political systems, long after that fateful night in Parliament House in 2019.

The Guardian - AU

Companies behind Pep11 ask court to force Albanese government decision on NSW gas project

The development, planned to be offshore from Sydney to Newcastle, was vetoed by Scott Morrison when resources minister

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‘Cutest animal in Australia’: keeping watch over greater gliders in a forest targeted for logging

Den trees used by the endangered species are off-limits to loggers so campaigners – among them former Treasury head Ken Henry and MP Sophie Scamps – register them to save them

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‘More secretive than the Morrison government’: Labor accused of transparency failure

Independent MPs are frustrated by the Albanese government’s slow progress, saying its actions have not matched its words

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