May 25, 2022

Sophie spoke with Sky News the morning after election night.

May 25, 2022

From Goldstein to Wentworth with many stops along the way, previous blue and red voters embraced a new colour, a new policy agenda and a new style of politician — professionally qualified beyond all measure.

May 23, 2022

Departing Mackellar MP Jason Falinski has wished his successor Dr Sophie Scamps well.

May 21, 2022

Sky News Chief Political analyst Tom Connell says independent candidate Sophie Scamps is projected to win the seat of Mackellar. The sitting MP is Liberal member Jason Falinski.

May 21, 2022

Independent Dr Sophie Scamps has wrested the seat of Mackellar from incumbent Jason Falinski after 73 years of Liberal ownership.

May 20, 2022

Why I’m voting for Dr Sophie During my 50 years of fighting fires I’ve witnessed the effects of climate change first-hand - longer, hotter bushfire seasons and more intense, damaging fires.  Before the Black Summer bushfires in 2019, with other former fire and emergency...

May 20, 2022

It’s been a safe blue seat for more than 70 years, but the huge volunteer turnout for Mackellar independent candidate Dr Sophie Scamps is causing serious concern for senior Liberals. (Paywall)

May 20, 2022

Bronte Forbes has waited three years for her first election. The 20-year-old student and Northern Beaches local remembers driving past Zali Steggall’s posters on her way to school in the 2019 election and wishing she could vote. Then a teenager, she thought the political class was...

May 19, 2022

Jason Falinski is the latest Liberal MP being scrutinised over the use of charity endorsements after he deleted one campaign video and faced questions from not-for-profit groups over others on his social media pages. Surf Life Saving NSW said it did not endorse a...

May 18, 2022

THE federal election is on May 21, and there are seven candidates are vying for your vote in the Mackellar electorate. We asked them some questions to discover what they stand for, and why they reckon you should vote for them.

May 18, 2022

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 populist rebellion directed mainly at the Morrison government but also...