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Dec 27, 2021 · In Wentworth, one of Australia’s most affluent suburbs, Allegra Spender, daughter of late Australian fashion icon Carla Zampatti and former Liberal MP, John Spender, is running against Liberal ...
May 25, 2022 · About 20 teal independents–mostly women–ran in seats traditionally held by Liberal politicians in some of Australia’s richest electorates. ... Australian voters made it really clear that ...
May 23, 2022 · Australia is facing a supersized crossbench in the wake of the "teal wave" of independents and the unprecedented number of Greens candidates elected into parliament. While there is a still a path ...
Jul 5, 2023 · The Teal Independents who promote those policies effectively utilised Australia’s preferential voting system to create massive electoral swings in 2022. Independent members were able to defeat high-profile incumbents, including former Prime Minister the Hon Tony Abbott and former Treasurer the Hon Josh Frydenberg.
May 19, 2022 · Australian conservative party faces teal independent threat. A volunteer stands amongst billboards for independent candidate Allegra Spender and incumbent Liberal candidate Dave Sharma outside a polling booth in Sydney, Australia on May 9, 2022. Sydney businesswoman Spender has an impeccable pedigree for a career in Australian politics. She is ...
May 1, 2022 · The Coalition’s primary vote is languishing at about 36 per cent and a group labelled “teal” independents (teal being a colour between green and blue) have emerged. The teals are capturing a ...
The optics of independents seen acting in cahoots with others are "dreadful" and have become a "whip used to beat us", she tells the backyard meeting, which Australian Community Media attended.
