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February 06, 2022

Newsletter 6th Feb: We can win this

We can win this. As each day goes by, the more convinced I become. Polling in other neighbouring electorates already points to independents being successful in key Liberal seats (read more here). In Mackellar, where the official polling is currently being conducted, we’re hearing...

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January 30, 2022

Newsletter 30th Jan: Planning our way to a better future

"A goal without a plan is just a wish." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry   As a working mother, I know that planning is everything. It’s about expecting the unexpected to happen and having a solution in case it does. As a doctor in the emergency...

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January 15, 2022

Inside the independent campaigns that may decide the election

How a movement that began in earnest a decade ago, built on grassroots representation, could affect at least eight seats at the next election. By Margo Kingston. The movement started, really, in 2012. A group of friends steeped in community building, second-wave feminism and rural...

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December 17, 2021

Independents claim PEP 11 win

Independent Member for Warringah Zali Steggall OAM and Independent candidate for Mackellar Dr Sophie Scamps have claimed victory following Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision to end the PEP 11 licence. Ms Steggall has questioned whether the Prime Minister’s announcement to kill off the Petroleum...

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December 13, 2021

The rise of female independents has the government flailing and floundering for good reason

Ahead of next year’s federal election, female independents have been announcing their candidacies in electorates across the country, primarily in blue-ribbon seats in Sydney and Melbourne. These candidates are launching campaigns in some of Australia’s wealthiest electorates, often where moderate members of the Liberal...

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