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So-called “teal” Independents are standing against moderate Liberals in seats like Mackellar, North Sydney, Warringah, Wentworth, Kooyong and Goldstein. Most are running on a platform of climate change, integrity, and equality. It is a...

Liberal MP Jason Falinski's camp have alleged two women were harassing a volunteer, whereas a witness says no such conflict occurred.

POSSIBLE OUTCOMES FROM A HUNG PARLIAMENT Independent candidates have set out a range of policies they want. If there is a balance-of-power scenario in the House of Representatives they will be well placed to...

There is a large and widening hole in the Medicare safety net of which Australians should be ashamed. Far too many people can no longer afford appropriate access to specialist care for serious disorders....

UK born first-time voter Zoe Hudson is so passionate about politics that she painted a "suspicious" looking portrait of Prime Minister Scott Morrison just to get people talking. Around 440,000 new Australian citizens will...

There wasn’t much to separate the major parties on health policy until the weekend, when Labor dropped a nearly billion-dollar promise to support primary care. (The Medical Republic has been asking health spokesman Mark Butler for an interview on Labor health...

Many more people are accessing the websites of teal independent candidates than they are the websites of their Liberal counterparts, according to new data.  Web traffic measurement platform Similarweb has analysed traffic to the...

The race to elect Australia’s next Prime Minister has officially started, as pre-polling sees tens of thousands queue to place their ballot in the 2022 Federal Election. (Paywall)

An ugly federal election row has erupted about Liberal ‘how to vote’ cards in the battle to win a blue ribbon Sydney seat. Subscribe to read more  (Paywall)

The Liberals demand to know who the independents would support, but refuse to explain what deals they have with Clive Palmer For weeks now, the increasingly shrill “moderate” Liberals have been demanding to know...

The ABC broadcaster was not going to allow this forum to deteriorate into a shambles like the leaders debate between Morrison and Albanese.