Wentworth climate showdown: is Allegra Spender the ‘new blood’ voters are looking for?
Locals say the Coalition under Morrison is deeply unpopular. Liberal MP Dave Sharma is facing heat from another high-profile independent
February 2022
‘It can be done’: how a strong female crossbench could challenge Australian politics
Jo Dyer
As disillusionment with the Morrison government grows, a new generation of independents is emerging to run against the system itself
February 2021
Independent politicians to hold conference to plot federal election strategy
High-profile independent politicians including Warringah MP Zali Steggall and Indi MP Helen Haines to attend strategy meeting
August 2020
Q+A: 'catastrophic' Covid-19 outbreaks in aged care could have been prevented, doctors say
Labor MP Ged Kearney, whose father-in-law died of Covid-19, tells ABC audience that ‘the Morrison government has failed aged care’
February 2020
News Corp asylum seeker cartoon 'prejudicial' but in public interest, press council says
Watchdog says Daily Telegraph cartoon conveys offensive stereotypes about Middle Eastern men but is justified in the public interest
November 2019
Zali Steggall given $1.1m donations in successful bid to topple Tony Abbott
Steggall given most among independents at election, and largest donor to independents was Climate 200 lobby group
August 2019
Abandoning medevac would be 'disastrous', former home affairs official says
Australia’s overall deterrence regime ‘need not rely on a logic of cruelty in order to be effective’, Shaun Hans says
May 2019
Australian politics live with Amy Remeikis
Tanya Plibersek will not contest Labor leadership ballot – as it happened
Deputy leader says ‘now is not my time’ to run for Labor leadership, as Coalition inches towards majority
'One voice can make a difference': Kerryn Phelps concedes in Wentworth – video
Outgoing independent MP Kerryn Phelps speaks to media in Sydney after conceding defeat to Liberal candidate Dave Sharma in the seat of Wentworth. Phelps talks about her achievements during her seven months in office.
Coalition survives election challenge from independents in the bush
Homophobic emails against Kerryn Phelps referred to counter-terrorism squad
Kerryn Phelps frustrated over police investigation into antisemitic emails
April 2019
Independents pledge to block Adani mine in event of minority government
'Modern Liberals': Dave Sharma and Tim Wilson rebrand over climate change
March 2019
Onshore detention centres set for Senate scrutiny after video revelations
Independents Kerryn Phelps and Zali Steggall buoyed by NSW election results
February 2019
Australian Politics
Why are rural voters deserting the Coalition? – Australian politics live podcast
Wayne Swan warns against a resurgence of dog-whistle politics in valedictory speech
Sick refugees on Manus and Nauru to be sent to Christmas Island not mainland
What the papers say
'Grin reapers': what the papers say about the historic defeat over refugee transfers
