Monday, April 20, 2026

INDEPENDENTS

Morrison washes his hands of teal contests as Liberals roll out two-tier campaign

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has all but washed his hands of campaigns to save inner-city moderate Liberal MPs facing serious challenges from “teal” independents. Mr Morrison made his fifth campaign stop in Labor-held Parramatta on...

Vote for ‘teals’ can fix nation: Turnbull

By Farrah Tomazin SMH's North America correspondent Washington: Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has encouraged Australians to vote for independents a month after he declined to say if he would vote for Liberal MP Dave Sharma...

Ex Prime Minister Howard’s enlightened words

Former prime minister John Howard has issued a stark warning to fellow Liberals that the election is so close that any loss in a socalled ‘‘teal’’ seat will spell the end of the Morrison...

Why teal independents are seeking Liberal voters and spooking Liberal MPs

Why teal independents are seeking Liberal voters and spooking Liberal MPs Amy Nethery, Deakin University One of the Morrison government’s biggest challenges in this election campaign is the rise of the “teals”, a group of 22...

Annabell Crab mussings

Western democracy was so much easier 300 years ago, when it was illegal for journalists to report the goings-on in Parliament. In those days, politicians could say whatever they liked to their voters, and whatever...

Katherine Deves preselection ‘another Hawke game’

When the prime minister hand-picked anti-transgender activist Katherine Deves as his party’s candidate in the Sydney federal seat of Warringah last month, key moderates were shocked. Not because of her views, but because Scott...

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