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<<The people have tasted true democracy and they love it'
By Joshua Boscaini

Simon Holmes à Court has joined ABC Radio National Breakfast and he says the result on Saturday was a ringing endorsement of the independents.
Holmes à Court says last election Climate 200 had 11,000 donors, and this election the group had 33,000.
He says this election about 1 million Australians voted for an independent candidate.
"Many thought that this was just going to be a reaction against Scott Morrison. I think that narrative is dead. The people have tasted true democracy and they love it," he says.
Holmes à Court attributes the rise in popularity of independents to distrust of the two major political parties.
"One thing I love about this movement is it is democratising democracy.
"It's no longer just the domain of politically active people who hang around branches for 20 or 30 years.
"This movement is an accessible movement for great candidates to be selected.">>

also from Joshua Boscaini

<Simon Holmes à Court says about 1.5 per cent of Climate 200's funding came from him.
He's told ABC Radio National Breakfast that the group is often outspent by the major parties in many seats.>>

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