Changes to political funding and the need for crossbenchers to remain relevant are driving discussions but some independents are opposed
-
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
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”.