What is a teal independent

2022 - 5 - 21

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Who are the independents likely headed to parliament after election ... (ABC News)

The so-called "teal independents" are candidates contesting in typically safe Liberal seats on a platform of greater climate action and implementing a federal ...

"Our government was not listening to us, so, we have changed the government... This is a win for democracy," Dr Scamps said. The bayside seat of Goldstein in Melbourne has been held by the Liberal party since it was established in 1984, and by Mr Wilson since 2016. "This moment is a testament to the strength of our democracy. Kooyong has been held by the Liberal Party and its conservative predecessors for its entire existence, most famously being the seat of party founder Robert Menzies. Zoe Daniel was a foreign correspondent for the ABC who has made implementing a national integrity commission one of her highest priorities. and that is the power of the people," she said. The ABC has also projected a win for Ms Tink, who was the chief executive of the McGrath Foundation. The seat has been held by the Liberal Party since 1996, after it was briefly held by an independent. The ABC has projected Dr Scamps will win the seat from the Liberals, and speaking to Channel Nine the candidate claimed victory. Dr Scamps was challenging Liberal incumbent Jason Falinski for the NSW seat of Mackellar. The so-called "teal independents" are candidates contesting in typically safe Liberal seats on a platform of greater climate action and implementing a federal integrity commission.

The big teal steal: independent candidates rock the Liberal vote (The Conversation AU)

Australian politics will never be the same after the stunning success of teal candidates at the 2022 federal election.

From the beginnings of Cathy McGowan’s victory in Indi in 2013, we now have an established model for community-backed candidates to win seats in parliament. The Australian political system is well and truly on notice. It might well be argued that Deves had a similarly adverse effect on the campaigns in other long-held Liberal seats on the North Shore and surrounds, such as Mackellar and Bennelong. The precise nature of their role and power will be determined when we know if Labor will rule in a majority or minority. Where will be party’s base lie in the future? So we will need to watch some of these seats in coming days before the results are confirmed.

Fresh independent quartet set to claim win (7NEWS.com.au)

Four independents are set to claim lower house seats as federal election polling continues, but Treasurer Josh Frydenburg is refusing to concede.

"They have one purpose and that's to remove small-l Liberal members from the party room and to make the Liberal Party more right-wing and therefore unelectable," he told Seven News. "The community is frustrated, the major parties and the two-party system is broken," she told Sky News. "The real thing to watch ... is how many seats come down to a two-horse race between the independent candidate and the incumbent," he told Sky News. "It's failing to address the really big issues that communities want to see movement on, from integrity to respect for women to climate change policies, and the communities are speaking, they're looking for alternatives." "People are desperate for urgent action on climate change, they're desperate for a federal integrity commission which the government has been running away from, and they're desperate for health and mental health care and equity." "It's such an exciting time and it's a historical moment for all of us here in Mackellar," she told Sky News.

Teal independents claim nine seats as voters abandon Liberal ... (9News)

Teal independents campaigning on a ticket of action on climate change and the introduction of a federal int...

5. MACKELLAR (NSW) - Once considered to be a very safe Liberal seat held by Jason Falinski since 2016. North Sydney has been projected as a win for teal independent Zoe Daniel. A total of 44.97 per cent of votes have been counted. A total of 34.52 per cent of votes have been counted. "This was a deliberate decision. A total of 40.42 per cent of votes have been counted.

Teal independents punish Liberal moderates for inaction on climate ... (The Guardian)

Climate 200 convenor says 'people who called themselves moderates didn't deliver' while Labor argues election shows 'teals are eating the Liberal party ...

They campaigned strongly for more ambitious climate action, the introduction of a strong national integrity commission and equality for women. Labor’s high-profile candidate for North Sydney, Catherine Renshaw, also garnered strong support in the seat. Tonight we have had a very strong message from our heartland that we are not representing them.” The independent MP Zali Steggall – another Climate 200-backed candidate – was re-elected in the seat of Warringah with more than 60% of the vote after preferences. “Vida was not elected. The teal wins will have implications for the makeup of the Liberal party after the election, with the number of self-styled moderates in the party room eroded.

The teal wave: Meet the women who took on the Liberal Party and won (The New Daily)

A wave of independent, teal candidates running on climate action and transparency rocked the election – causing major upsets for the Liberal Party.

She immigrated to Australia as a refugee from Vietnam at the age of 11. It was once held by Malcolm Turnbull, until independent Kerryn Phelps won at a by-election. However, the seat returned to the Liberal Party when Dave Sharma was elected in 2019. They will join incumbent independents Zali Steggall and Helen Haines in Parliament. “This moment is a testament to the strength of our democracy,” Ms Daniel said after becoming the first non-Liberal to ever hold the seat. A wave of independent candidates running on climate action and transparency rocked the federal election – causing major upsets for the Liberal Party in the process.