Your Whirlwind Tour Of The Minor Parties Running At The Federal Election A complete guide covering: the good, the bad and the ones that are poisoning your uncle's Facebook feed. Pedestrian.tv · May 11, 2022
What happens if there is a hung parliament: how would independents approach talks and what is non-negotiable? Read the full responses from independent candidates and crossbench MPs surveyed The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2022
‘Josh Frydenberg for PM’: stories in Chinese circulating on WeChat are positively gushing over the treasurer Praise for the ‘prince of tennis’ and ‘super scholar’ is targeting the Kooyong community whose votes will be critical on election day The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2022
If female 'teal' independents can shift power in politics, imagine what's possible beyond the election Dozens of independent candidates in this election are demonstrating that women are not passive actors but forces of change in our democracy, writes Yasmin Poole. ABC News · May 7, 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
Monique Ryan distances herself from brother's criticism of Kooyong election opponent Josh Frydenberg Kooyong candidate Monique Ryan's family is again in the spotlight, after her brother made a series of posts critical of her opponent, including labelling Treasurer Josh Frydenberg "poisonous". ABC News · May 3, 2022
Monique Ryan says family should be left out of Kooyong battle after mother-in-law anecdote Kooyong independent Monique Ryan is accusing Josh Frydenberg of misquoting her mother-in-law, but the Treasurer says he remembers the interaction "word-for-word". ABC News · May 2, 2022
Josh Frydenberg hits out at independents at official Kooyong campaign launch Josh Frydenberg officially launches his campaign to retain the seat of Kooyong, claiming the election of independents would lead to chaos and a hung parliament. ABC News · May 1, 2022
Guide Dogs Victoria stands down CEO Karen Hayes for endorsing Josh Frydenberg in Kooyong Karen Hayes is the subject of an internal investigation by Guide Dogs Victoria for publicly backing Mr Frydenberg in the hotly contested inner-Melbourne seat of Kooyong. ABC News · Apr 26, 2022
Payne says China military base in Solomons would be a ‘red line’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2022
In election 2022 battleground seats, voters are switching off politics but economic issues loom From marginal seats with diverse communities to blue-ribbon ones with climate-focused independents, voters are fed up with political spin and are seeking policy action on big issues like the cost of living and climate change. ABC News · Apr 25, 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
Guide Dogs Victoria launches internal investigation after CEO Karen Hayes publicly endorses Treasurer Josh Frydenberg The organisation's chief executive officer Karen Hayes has publicly endorsed the Treasurer in her seat of Kooyong through a social media video and in letterbox flyers. ABC News · Apr 20, 2022
Voters love the Greens' message more than ever – but it may not lead to a surge of votes for them The Greens have long battled against the perception they’re the radical fringe or the electoral ingenues of Australian politics. The Conversation · Apr 12, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 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 3, 2022 Coalition scraps $65m spend on four car parks in Josh Frydenberg’s electorate Treasurer’s Kooyong electorate was one of biggest beneficiaries of scheme the national audit office called ‘not demonstrably merit-based’
The Guardian - AU · Jan 28, 2022 Ash Barty determined not to let the weight of history drag her down The world No 1 Ash Barty is enjoying the pressure of attempting to become the first home winner of the Australian Open for 44 years
The Times of India · Jan 27, 2022 History-seeking Barty ready to embrace the moment Knowing Ash Barty, it shouldn’t come as a surprise how she wishes she could play on the historic grass courts of the Kooyong stadium.