Climate-Backed Teal MPs in Talks to Form New Party to Counteract One Nations Rise

Federal Member for Warringah Zali Steggall during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 22, 2021. Sam Mooy/Getty ImagesThe Teal candidate collective is in talks to form a new political party, according to MP Zali Steggall.The third-term MP said there were many things the Teals could do differently from the major parties, citing Labor’s refusal to introduce a 25 percent tax on gas exports while criticising the Liberals for leaning too far to the “right.”