The rise of Australia’s teal climate warriors
Spectator (UK)JUL 2022
Morrison was a divisive figure who chose to weaponize climate change, and alienated professional women with his inept handling of Australia's #MeToo reckoning. Albanese, in contrast, is an inclusive figure who promises a progressive agenda at a time when the Australian people are overwhelmingly demanding change.
Albanese's climate change plans are ambitious, and it seems that both major parties have bled votes to fringe and independent voices. In addition to campaigning against Labor, the attempts to fight off new challenges from so-called teal independent candidates simply proved too much for Morrison.