teal independent

English

Etymology

Such politicians generally used the colour teal, interpreted by some journalists as a blend of the green of the environmental movement and the blue of the Liberal Party.

Noun

teal independent (plural teal independents)

1. (Australian politics) An independent politician who espouses environmentally and socially progressive but economically conservative ideas, especially in the context of a group of independent candidates who ran in the 2022 federal election.