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Nationals likely to hold all seats as Liberals smashed

The junior coalition partner has retained its seats and took large chunks out of Labor's margins in others, largely weathering a Liberal Party wipeout.

Independents may build on Australia’s history of hung parliaments, if they can survive the campaign blues

Independents may build on Australia’s history of hung parliaments, if they can survive the campaign blues

Major parties used to easily dismiss the rare politician who stood alone in parliament. These MPs could be written off as isolated idealists, and the press could condescend to them as noble, naïve and unlikely to succeed.

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Transparency, whistleblowing key themes in target seats

Transparency, whistleblowing key themes in target seats

Undecided voters in marginal seats being targeted by independents are overwhelmingly in support of whistleblower protections and say it could sway their vote.

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Election 2025 shake-up for traditional bush politics

Disasters and the cost-of-living squeeze have created a void for Independents to rise up in regional Australia, as the coalition fights for once safe seats.

Nats pledge to help stranded Aussies on road to care

Nationals leader David Littleproud is hoping to win over voters unable to easily access healthcare, aged care and childcare as he tours regional Australia.

A sense of optimism: independents in regional Australia claim to offer a new kind of politics, but can they win?

Alex Dyson in Wannon, Caz Heise in Cowper and Kate Hook in Calare are among those hoping to upset the major parties in the federal election. But don’t call them teals

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Nationals' Pat Conaghan declares victory in Cowper after tight race against Independent Caz Heise

Nationals MP Pat Conaghan has claimed victory in the seat of Cowper, after days of vote counting left him neck and neck with teal Independent Caz Heise.

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Cowper election results show Nationals face independent challenge on NSW Mid North Coast

Cowper election results show Nationals face independent challenge on NSW Mid North Coast

A teal independent is a chance of dethroning a party that has held a Mid North Coast seat for all but two years since 1901. The incumbent says his vote in the National Party stronghold has been "eaten up" at both ends of the political spectrum.

How former member for Indi Cathy McGowan could be secret weapon for 'teal independents' in federal election

How former member for Indi Cathy McGowan could be secret weapon for 'teal independents' in federal election

When Cathy McGowan won the federal seat of Indi nearly a decade ago, no-one could have predicted her impact on this current election campaign. Now, she's seen as a "secret weapon" of the independents movement.

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