Few were seasoned activists. Others had crossed party lines. The unseen links among the volunteers who helped the ‘teal’ independents get to Canberra.
The director of the communications agency responsible for the major teal independent campaigns reveals the revolutionary nature of the social media advertising strategy.
The new independent MP for Wentworth says Liberals should not assume Scott Morrison was the root of their woes in teal seats.
The ousted MP in the once-Liberal heartland seat of Wentworth warns his party to reclaim the centre of politics or face electoral oblivion.
Anthony Reed warned the Liberals there were “many other seats” where his playbook for success could be replicated.
Organisation,money and a political position that the Liberal Party no longer occupies:This is the secret sauce that some think could change the face of Australian politics.
Furious Liberals lashed out at Scott Morrison for costing them a slew of blue-ribbon seats in a “teal bloodbath” through Sydney’s eastern suburbs and northern beaches.
Trivia thrives in a policy-free zone. And it seems like this election campaign has been the pettiest Australia has ever seen.
The independent candidate said the policy would inflate house prices when increased supply was needed.
John Howard says lodging a protest vote in an attempt to send a message to the Liberal Party in seats contested by teal candidates will only result in a Labor government.
Malcolm Turnbull’s suggestion that frustrated moderate Liberal voters consider voting independent has ramped up anxiety in government ranks over a new and different threat.