A bit rich? Billionaires’ climate efforts draw scepticism, praise Mega-rich figures such as Andrew Forrest spend billions on climate change solutions while adding to carbon emissions. Al Jazeera · May 6, 2022
Josh Frydenberg pleads with unhappy Liberal voters to stick by him as pressure in Kooyong grows As he faces off against a popular independent, the treasurer is pleading with unhappy Liberal voters to keep him as their local member The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2022
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Dave Sharma, Allegra Spender, and Kerryn Phelps on the contest for Wentworth In the Wentworth Project, sponsored by the University of Canberra’s Centre for Change Governance and The Conversation, we are tapping into voters’ opinions in this seat, which appears to be on a knife edge. The Conversation · May 4, 2022
Why teal independents are seeking Liberal voters and spooking Liberal MPs One of the Morrison government’s biggest challenges in this election campaign is the rise of the “teals”, a group of 22 independents who have received funding from Climate 200. The Conversation · May 3, 2022
Factcheck: is it fair to label candidates challenging Liberal moderates ‘fake independents’? Many of the candidates vying for Liberal heartland seats share policy ideas and funding sources. But does that mean they aren’t truly independent? The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2022
Coalition scrimps on MPs as Climate 200-backed independents outspend them in key seats Liberal MP labels teal independents’ digital advertising outlay ‘immoral’ as it surpasses party’s candidates by tens of thousands of dollars The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2022
Voters in hotly contested Liberal-held seat rank climate and environment over economy, poll finds Integrity also considered a key issue in poll of voters in Liberal-held seat of North Sydney, reflecting results of wider poll of marginal seats across country The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2022
Lime Cordiale Want You To Vote For Climate Independents & Stop Fking Yr Ballot In New Campaign Petition for all musos to reveal their secret political leanings. Pedestrian.tv · Apr 14, 2022
Does Labor plan to force the top 200 energy users and producers to cut emissions by 25%? Angus Taylor claims that to be the opposition’s aim but Chris Bowen says it’s a target ‘more than two-thirds of the companies already have’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2022
‘The LNP are feeling threatened’: the growing ambition of independents challenging Coalition MPs ‘Voices of’ candidates and other independents, in some cases funded by the Climate 200 group, are putting government seats under pressure The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2022
Holmes à Court insists Climate 200 doesn’t have any agreements with the independents it’s backing Fundraiser says ‘no strings attached’ to support that aims to balance ‘David and Goliath’ battles with major parties The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2022
Climate 200's Simon Holmes à Court says 'no strings attached' to campaign funding to challenge Liberals The man behind campaign funding for several independents contesting high-profile Liberal seats on climate change says the money comes with "no strings attached" and the candidates are free to vote as they please. ABC News · Feb 16, 2022
Climate 200 ready to fight 'broken' system Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes a Court says his organisation has raised more than $7 million to back independent candidates at this year's federal election. AAP · Feb 16, 2022
Parliament debates character test bill – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2022
The Canberra Times · Feb 2, 2022 Fundraising battle heats up in ACT Senate race The emergence of former rugby star David Pocock and law expert Kim Rubenstein into the ACT Senate race has also prompted the Canberra Liberals to launch their own fundraising drive.