The Teal Independents, once hailed as the fresh face of Australian politics, have increasingly shown themselves to be more concerned with appeasing a small, privileged group than with addressing the nation’s pressing energy issues.

While they present themselves as champions of environmental sustainability and social equity, their policies increasingly reveal a troubling contradiction, disproportionately benefiting the wealthy, ignoring the true ecological cost of their renewable-only agenda, and burdening taxpayers without providing lasting solutions to Australia’s energy crisis.