The Teals must shift their focus towards the hot-topic economic issues affecting everyday Australians if they want to remain relevant into the future, writes AM Agenda Anchor Laura Jayes.
The floor of the chamber of the House of Representatives is no longer dominated by men in grey suits.
Federal Member for Mackellar, Independent Dr Sophie Scamps, speaks to the media at Parliament House in Canberra in March. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary RamageThey were new, they symbolised hope and were all professional and capable women who could speak directly to the frustrations of the public. There’s a caveat here - the key issues were different, as were election rules on donations and preferential voting - and the Teals didn’t do nearly as well at a state level as they did in the federal election.“They can't do that again next time around. They couldn't do that in New South Wales and Victoria.”
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