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December 09, 2021

Dr Sophie Scamps: Avalon GP kicks off Mackellar federal election bid

A northern beaches’ doctor says seeing little action on climate change by the federal government has prompted her run as an independent at the next election. Federal election campaign launch for Dr Sophie Scamps Northern beaches doctor Sophie Scamps has launched her campaign to...

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December 09, 2021

The Monthly: Running Scared

By Rachel Withers Member for Wentworth Dave Sharma. Image © Joel Carrett / AAP Images Dave Sharma and the “moderate” Liberals are starting to sweat over their independent challengers Wentworth MP and “modern Liberal” Dave Sharma is starting to seriously sweat over the growing independents...

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December 06, 2021

Why GP decided to run in a blue ribbon seat

In early 2020, the Liberal Member for Mackellar Jason Falinski did a letterbox drop to constituents containing a list of issues, asking them to tick a box next to the ones that most concerned them. “There was no climate change action on that list,”...

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November 23, 2021

The Saturday Paper

Independents: Inside the insurrection of the centre The independent candidate for Goldstein, Zoe Daniel, launches her election campaign in Sandringham, Victoria, last weekend. CREDIT: BERNARD WRIGHT As a foreign correspondent for 20-odd years, Zoe Daniel saw the devastating consequences of climate change close up....

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November 23, 2021

Climate Problem Coming For Election Hot Seats

Glasgow has come and gone, and the Morrison government averted climate action and dodged immense pressure from world leaders. But can it avoid the next climate-shaped problem coming to the next election?  Watch The Project on how independents are standing for climate action.

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