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Teals backer had ‘zero interest’ in party, now talks are on
Some Teal MPs are open to a centrist party as Monique Ryan and Kate Chaney rule themselves out and Malcolm Turnbull denies involvement.
- On Monday, independent MPs are in advanced discussions to form a new political party, aiming to fill a perceived vacuum in Australian politics as the major parties lose voter confidence.
- Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claimed the Liberal Party has drifted too far right, creating a vacuum that a new centrist movement could fill to challenge the current political landscape.
- Member for Warringah Zali Steggall and Member for Wentworth Allegra Spender remain open to the proposal, while Member for Kooyong Monique Ryan and Member for Curtin Kate Chaney ruled themselves out of joining.
- Proposed amendments to the Electoral Reform Bill threaten to cap political donations for independents, creating urgency to establish a formal party structure by January 1 to avoid fundraising constraints.
- Deputy Opposition Leader Jane Hume dismissed the move as self-interested survival strategy, arguing independents would contradict their campaign pledge to do politics differently by joining a formal party.
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