Teals eye party structure to fill Liberal vacuum and counter One Nation

Changes to political funding and the need for crossbenchers to remain relevant are driving discussions but some independents are opposed

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It is a tag that has been unfairly – and incorrectly – attached to the band of teal MPs since their arrival en-masse in federal parliament in 2022, a slur deployed by their political opponents in an attempt to undermine their independence.

The “teal party”.