August 01, 2022

Politics will ‘never be the same’: first speeches lay markersA number of new MPs made their first speeches to parliament on Monday.

July 27, 2022

The first Independent MP for Mackellar Dr Sophie Scamps was sworn into Parliament yesterday. Dr Scamps won the federal seat of Mackellar in the election on 21 May, defeating Liberal MP Jason Falinski as part of the ‘teal wave’ that swept many moderate Liberals...

July 27, 2022

July 27, 2022

Paywall Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has introduced Labor’s legislative package which enshrines the government’s 43 per cent emissions reduction target in law.

July 27, 2022

Australians are continuing to feel the squeeze with the latest data showing we now have the biggest inflation rate in two decades.

July 27, 2022

ABC News Breakfast - Dr Sophie Scamps MP interview

July 27, 2022

July 26, 2022

Sophie Scamps, the new teal MP from the northern beaches, is already drawing up legislation to stamp out ‘jobs for the boys’ political appointments in Canberra

July 26, 2022

The first sitting day of the 47th parliament got underway on Tuesday, with many new faces sitting in the House of Representatives and the Senate for the first time. The day began with a Welcome to Country ceremony, where Aunty Matilda House and Paul...

June 04, 2022

Some of you who were paying attention may have heard about a federal election that was held last month. For me, following politics as a spectator has been like a more ethical alternative to attending a bull fight, but with slightly more blood.

June 03, 2022

Paul Boland, retired, was General Manager, Financial Operations, for Telstra. He now cares for grandchild, Remy aged three, two days a week and is a volunteer at a nursing home. Paul feels lucky to have been involved with Sophie Scamps’ election campaign as a...