Opinion

Teal independents could be set to flood state parliaments

Michelle Grattan
Updated August 12 2022 - 3:10pm, first published 1:30pm
Teal independents have already made a mark in the Federal Parliament. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Teal independents have already made a mark in the Federal Parliament. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The federal Liberals are in a parlous state, after an election that was not just lost to Labor but where "teals" stripped them of a batch of traditional seats.

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Michelle Grattan

Michelle Grattan is a press gallery journalist and former editor of The Canberra Times. She is a professorial fellow at the University of Canberra and writes for The Conversation, where her columns also appear.

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