Zali Steggall

Steggall was born in Manly, New South Wales, in 1974.{{Cite Au Parliament |mpid=175696 |name=Ms Zali Steggall OAM, MP |access-date=3 November 2021}} She and her family lived in France from 1978 until 1989, and she started ski racing at the resort of Morzine in the French Alps.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/zali-steggall-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417101210/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/zali-steggall-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Zali Steggall}}{{Cite news |last=Curtin |first=Jennie |date=25 November 1997 |title=Scorching Skis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-curtin-jennie/148508539/ |access-date=2 June 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |pages=53}} Her parents had intended to stay for only 18 months, but they liked the lifestyle so much that they stayed.{{sfnp|Andrews|2000|p=405}} Her mother, Dr. Susan Steggall, documented these ten years in the book Alpine Beach. A Family Adventure.

Steggall won European age championships at the ages of 10 and 13,{{sfnp|Andrews|2000|p=405}} and was a member of the French junior skiing team at the age of 14.{{sfnp|Gordon|2003|p=282}} Steggall was educated in Sydney at Queenwood School for Girls following the family's return to Australia in 1989.

Steggall's grandfather Jack Steggall played ten Tests for Australia in rugby union, and her father played rugby for Northern Suburbs, Manly Rugby Club and Manly Lifesavers.{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Andrew |date=28 June 2019 |title=How Zali Steggall beat Tony Abbott |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/how-zali-steggall-beat-tony-abbott-20190626-p521es |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929010920/https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/how-zali-steggall-beat-tony-abbott-20190626-p521es |archive-date=29 September 2023 |access-date=16 January 2024 |work=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Meet Zali |url=https://www.zalisteggall.com.au/about_zali |access-date=2 June 2024 |website=Zali Steggall |language=en}} Her brother is Olympic snowboarder Zeke Steggall.{{Cite web |last=Maley |first=Jacqueline |date=20 April 2019 |title=On the road with the two faces of Zali Steggall |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/on-the-road-with-the-two-faces-of-zali-steggall-20190418-p51fix.html |access-date=16 January 2024 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816075607/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/on-the-road-with-the-two-faces-of-zali-steggall-20190418-p51fix.html |url-status=live }}

Despite moving back to Australia, the Steggall siblings regularly travelled to the northern hemisphere to train.{{Cite web |last=Magnay |first=Jacquelin |date=18 February 2021 |title=From the Archives, 1998: Zali Steggall makes Olympic history |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/from-the-archives-1998-zali-steggall-makes-olympic-history-20210126-p56wzl.html |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=The Age |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Dasey |first=Jason |date=13 February 1999 |title=Zali finds a fresh ray of hope |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-37240-zali-ste/84161029/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |pages=55}} She was also sent overseas by the Australian Ski Institute to train under Austrian alpine coach Helmut Spiegl.{{sfnp|Gordon|2003|p=280}}

Steggall was selected to make her Olympic debut in Albertville in 1992, at the age of 17. She came 23rd out of 44 entries in the giant slalom event, and failed to finish the slalom or the combined event.{{sfn|The Compendium|p=218}} At the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, the size of the field was reduced. Steggall came 22nd out of 28 athletes in the slalom and 24th and last in the giant slalom. She withdrew from the super-G and was unplaced in the overall standings.{{sfn|The Compendium|p=220}}

In December 1995, Steggall broke into the top 10 in a World Cup event, placing 10th in the slalom event at Sankt Anton.{{Cite news |date=19 December 1995 |title=Women's world cup slalom |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/148508029/ |access-date=2 June 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |pages=37}} In January 1996, Steggall came fourth at the World Championships in Sestriere, Italy, missing bronze by 0.04 seconds.{{sfnp|Andrews|2000|p=405}}

Steggall came into the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano as one of the medal favourites. Three months earlier, she had become the first Australian woman to win a World Cup event in alpine skiing, after winning the slalom event at Park City, Utah. She posted the fastest time in both of her runs to win by 0.78 seconds. She then came fifth, sixth and tenth in the next three World Cup events to be ranked sixth in the world.{{sfnp|Gordon|1994|p=279}} Steggall won a Europa Cup event at Piancavallo.{{Cite news |last=Magnay |first=Jacquelin |date=20 February 1998 |title=Steggall's Super Bronze |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-magnay-jacque/148552352/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |pages=44}} She won Australia's first individual Winter Olympic medal with a bronze in slalom skiing at Nagano in 1998. Her time of 1 minute 32.67 seconds was 0.27 seconds behind the winner. In December, Steggall placed second in a World Cup event at Mammoth Mountain, missing the gold medal by 0.01 seconds to Anja Pärson.{{Cite news |date=5 December 1998 |title=Swedish Rookie Beats Steggall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-swedish-rookie-beats-steggall/148553091/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=The Age |pages=55}} This 2nd place finish made her the first woman from Australia to win an alpine medal in a World Cup competition. She had earlier placed second at Park City, giving her an overall ranking of seventh.{{Cite news |date=23 November 1998 |title=Skiing |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-skiing/148553897/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=The Age |pages=40}}

Steggall's success prompted the Australian Olympic Committee to expand the Australian Ski Institute into the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia.{{sfnp|Gordon|2003|p=282}} It was given a million-dollar annual budget and for the first time, Australia had a federal government-funded full-time training program to accompany the Australian Institute of Sport. It operated in six sports and supported 37 athletes and resulted in an immediate upturn in results, with numerous athletes going on to win gold for Australia across the winter sport disciplines.{{sfnp|Gordon|2003|p=282}}

In 1999, Steggall won the slalom event at the World Championships held in Vail, Colorado, in the United States, the first championship of any athlete in the southern hemisphere.{{sfnp|Andrews|2000|p=405}} Steggall's Olympic career ended at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where she failed to complete her first run and was eliminated.{{sfn|The Compendium|p=225}}

Steggall was part of the Sydney Olympic torch relay in September 2000, carrying the Olympic flame along the pathway of Olympians in Manly and on the Manly ferry to Circular Quay.{{Cite web |last=Pearson |first=Nick |date=14 March 2019 |title=Zali Steggall calls on Tony Abbott to denounce 'trolls' |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/zali-steggall-calls-on-tony-abbott-to-denounce-trolls-election-news/4ad9220a-bcb3-482d-8b67-f6ad5c10597d |access-date=16 December 2023 |website=Nine News |archive-date=16 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216051549/https://www.9news.com.au/national/zali-steggall-calls-on-tony-abbott-to-denounce-trolls-election-news/4ad9220a-bcb3-482d-8b67-f6ad5c10597d |url-status=live }} In 2004, she was part of the Athens Olympic torch relay, carrying the Olympic flame to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.{{Cite web |date=1 June 2004 |title=Sydney lights up for torch relay |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/sydney-lights-up-for-torch-relay-20040602-gdj1ih.html |access-date=16 December 2023 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |agency=Australian Associated Press |archive-date=16 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216051216/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/sydney-lights-up-for-torch-relay-20040602-gdj1ih.html |url-status=live }}

Steggall retired from skiing in 2002. She completed a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in communications and media studies from Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, and then studied law. She was admitted as a solicitor while working for her father's legal practice in Manly, New South Wales. In 2008, she was admitted to the NSW Bar. Her principal areas of practice as a barrister were family law, sports law, and commercial law.{{Cite web |author=Staff Writers |date=28 May 2018 |title=Meet Zali Steggall: Olympic Alpine skier turned Barrister who remains fiercely fit |url=https://womensagenda.com.au/leadership/profiles/zali-steggall-qa/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Women's Agenda |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=Zali Steggall |url=https://www.abc.net.au/qanda/zali-steggall/11367142 |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Q+A |language=en-AU}} Between 2010 and 2013, Steggall was councillor to the NSW Bar Association and served as the chair of its Health, Sports, and Recreation Committee.{{Cite web |date=22 May 2019 |title=Olympic Skiing medallist Zali Steggall runs for Australian Parliament |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news/2019-20/olympic-skiing-medallist-zali-steggall-runs-for-australian-parliament |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=International Ski and Snowboard Federation |language=en}}[https://www.familylawchambers.com.au/barrister/zali-steggall/ Zali Steggall, Barrister] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306205123/http://www.familylawchambers.com.au/barrister/zali-steggall/ |date=6 March 2019 }}, Family Law Chambers

From 2014 to 2019, Steggall was an independent non-executive director of the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia, and director of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |title=The private interests of Zali Steggall MP – 46th Parliament |url=https://openpolitics.au/46/zali-steggall |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=Open Politics |language=en |archive-date=4 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104122733/https://openpolitics.au/46/zali-steggall |url-status=live }} In 2014, Steggall became a member of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA) Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel. She was appointed an arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in January 2017. In 2018, Steggall was one of 12 worldwide arbitrators appointed to the ad hoc tribunal of the CAS for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, and she became a member of the Council of Governors at Queenwood School for Girls.{{cite web |title=Ms Zali Steggall OAM |url=https://www.queenwood.nsw.edu.au/About/Governance/Zali-Steggall-Profile/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325013347/https://www.queenwood.nsw.edu.au/About/Governance/Zali-Steggall-Profile/ |archive-date=25 March 2019 |access-date=25 March 2019 |website=Queenwood School for Girls}}File:September 25 2020 Zali Steggall Climate.jpg

On 27 January 2019, Steggall announced her candidacy as an independent in the Division of Warringah in the 2019 Australian federal election, running against former Australian Prime Minister and incumbent Liberal MP Tony Abbott on a platform advocating action on climate change, mental health and honest government.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/26/zali-steggall-to-challenge-tony-abbott-warringah-nsw-seat |title=Zali Steggall to challenge Tony Abbott for Warringah seat |first1=Anne |last1=Davies |first2=Paul |last2=Karp |date=27 January 2019 |work=The Guardian |access-date=26 January 2019 |archive-date=26 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126202535/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/26/zali-steggall-to-challenge-tony-abbott-warringah-nsw-seat |url-status=live }} Steggall also opposed the changes to capital gains tax, franking credits, and negative gearing that were being proposed by the Labor opposition under Bill Shorten, and argued for lower taxes on small businesses.

File:John Hewson, Zali Steggall, Peter Garrett at Climate emergency summit.jpg (left) and Peter Garrett (right)]]

During the campaign, Steggall was the subject of an online smear campaign that attacked her Wikipedia page, and Steggall called on Abbott to condemn this misinformation campaign.{{cite web |last=Clench |first=Sam |date=14 March 2019 |title=Ugly 'nude photoshoot' claims mar Wikipedia page |url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/zali-steggall-fights-back-against-ugly-edits-to-her-wikipedia-page/news-story/a0079aa588f3225ce7714359353d789a |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613150655/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/zali-steggall-fights-back-against-ugly-edits-to-her-wikipedia-page/news-story/a0079aa588f3225ce7714359353d789a |archive-date=13 June 2019 |access-date=18 May 2019 |website=news.com.au}} Steggall also stated that she would advocate for changes in electoral laws, to mandate a "minimum standard of truth" in political advertising. On 2 May, Steggall and Abbott participated in a televised debate in front of a live audience of voters.{{Cite news |last=Davies |first=Anne |date=2 May 2019 |title=Abbott v Steggall: former PM suggests Australia reopen car industry – despite role in collapse |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/02/abbott-v-steggall-former-pm-suggests-australia-make-its-own-cars-despite-closing-down-industry |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124032147/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/02/abbott-v-steggall-former-pm-suggests-australia-make-its-own-cars-despite-closing-down-industry |url-status=live }}

Steggall and Abbott clashed on measures to address climate change, such as stronger vehicle emissions standards, and support for electric cars and charging stations. Abbott opposed subsidizing the car industry. Although Steggall did not favour a mandate for 50 percent electric vehicles by 2030, she supported policies that would move toward that target and sufficient charging stations to support the higher electric use. She stated that with better controls in place, emissions could be reduced more than 45 percent by 2030. She also supported the creation of an independent advisory to phase out dependence on coal and spur development of renewable energy projects.

Steggall raised $1.1 million AUD in funding for her campaign from 1378 donors.{{Cite news |last1=Karp |first1=Paul |last2=Martin |first2=Sarah |date=4 November 2019 |title=Zali Steggall given $1.1m donations in successful bid to topple Tony Abbott |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/04/zali-steggall-11m-donations-most-of-any-independent-at-2019-election |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426040528/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/04/zali-steggall-11m-donations-most-of-any-independent-at-2019-election |url-status=live }} This was the most funding of any independent candidate at the 2019 election, and the highest number of individual donors of any campaign. $104,000 AUD was contributed by the former director of the Australian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature, Robert Purves, and his sister, Sandra Purves.{{Cite web |last=Stayner |first=Tom |title=Zali Steggall $1.1 million in donations leads funding push for climate action candidates |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/zali-steggall-1-1-million-in-donations-leads-funding-push-for-climate-action-candidates/cv430imp1 |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=SBS News |language=en |agency=Australian Associated Press |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124040312/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/zali-steggall-1-1-million-in-donations-leads-funding-push-for-climate-action-candidates/cv430imp1 |url-status=live }}

At the 18 May 2019 election, Steggall defeated Abbott, who had held Warringah since a 1994 by-election. Steggall won the seat with a two candidate preferred vote of 57.24%.{{Cite web |date=18 May 2019 |title=Australian Electoral Division summary of Warringah |url=https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionPage-24310-151.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609032743/https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionPage-24310-151.htm |archive-date=9 June 2019 |access-date=9 June 2019 |website=Australian Electoral Commission}} Abbott had a margin of 11 percent but lost over 12 percent of his primary vote in comparison with 2016, and finished just under 4,100 votes behind Steggall on the first preference count.{{cite web |title=Warringah (Key Seat) |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2019/guide/warr |first=Antony |last=Green |author-link=Antony Green |work=Australia votes |publisher=ABC News |access-date=19 May 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518211613/https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2019/guide/warr |url-status=live }} Her victory marked the first time that the traditional blue-ribbon Liberal seat had been out of the hands of the Liberals or their predecessors since its formation in 1922.{{Cite news |last=Davies |first=Anne |date=16 May 2019 |title='And this is Mosman!': genteel Warringah rocked by election rancour |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/16/genteel-warringah-rocked-election-rancour-abbott-steggall |access-date=17 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=4 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104023120/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/16/genteel-warringah-rocked-election-rancour-abbott-steggall |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Browne |first=Peter |date=24 April 2019 |title=Warringah rises up |url=https://insidestory.org.au/warringah-rises-up/ |access-date=17 June 2024 |website=Inside Story |language=en}} Steggall has been described as the pioneer of the teal independents, who combined conservative views on economics with progressive views on the environment and won several seats at the 2022 federal election.{{cite news |last=Wahlquist |first=Calla |date=23 May 2022 |title=Teal independents: who are they and how did they upend Australia's election? |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/23/teal-independents-who-are-they-how-did-they-upend-australia-election |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614071030/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/23/teal-independents-who-are-they-how-did-they-upend-australia-election |url-status=live }}

Steggall served on the Standing Committee on Environment and Energy and the Joint Select Committee for Australia's Family Law System Reform from 2019 to 2022.{{Cite web |last=Ireland |first=Judith |date=19 September 2019 |title='Dangerous to polarise this': Steggall puts hand up for family law inquiry |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/dangerous-to-polarise-this-ex-barrister-zali-steggall-puts-hand-up-for-family-law-inquiry-20190919-p52t2d.html |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}} In November 2020, she stated her opposition to the merging of the Family Court with the Federal Circuit Court, because it would overburden judges already dealing with excessive case loads, and eliminate the specialized and supportive nature of the Family Court.{{Cite news |last=Snape |first=Jack |date=30 November 2020 |title=Family law experts reject Government's plan to merge Family Court |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-30/family-court-federal-circuit-court-merger/12933874 |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130054954/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-30/family-court-federal-circuit-court-merger/12933874 |url-status=live }} Steggall stated that the law should balance the rights of mothers and fathers but to avoid polarization should focus on the rights of children. She also objected to live broadcasting of the committee's inquiry after Pauline Hanson's One Nation's live-stream allowed commenters to attack witnesses.{{Cite news |last=Smee |first=Ben |date=17 March 2020 |title=Law Council wants family law inquiry discontinued after One Nation live broadcast hearings |url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/mar/18/law-council-wants-family-law-inquiry-discontinued-after-one-nation-live-broadcast-hearings |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108181003/https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/mar/18/law-council-wants-family-law-inquiry-discontinued-after-one-nation-live-broadcast-hearings |url-status=live }}

As part of the "Bring Julian Assange Home" parliamentary group, Steggall opposed the extradition of Assange from the UK to the United States on espionage charges.{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Rob |date=22 March 2021 |title=Bipartisan delegation of Australian MPs meets with US embassy about Julian Assange |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/bipartisan-delegation-of-australian-mps-meets-with-us-embassy-about-julian-assange-20210322-p57cul.html |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=31 May 2022 |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531062849/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/bipartisan-delegation-of-australian-mps-meets-with-us-embassy-about-julian-assange-20210322-p57cul.html |url-status=live }} In October 2021, Steggall introduced a bill entitled Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Stop the Lies) Bill, to crack down on political misinformation. The bill was not supported by any major party.{{Cite web |last=Bond |first=Chris |date=30 August 2021 |title=MEDIA RELEASE: Zali Steggall MP to introduce Bill to stop the lies in political advertising |url=https://www.zalisteggall.com.au/media_release_zali_steggall_mp_to_introduce_bill_to_stop_the_lies_in_political_advertising |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Zali Steggall |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Dan |date=16 October 2023 |title=Renewed calls for truth in political advertising laws |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8387833/renewed-calls-for-truth-in-political-advertising-laws/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=The Canberra Times |language=en-AU}} The following month, she said that she did not support Australia's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, saying that athletes should not be pressured to make political statements for their governments.{{Cite news |last1=Tobin |first1=Grace |last2=Ballinger |first2=Amelia |date=12 November 2020 |title=Australia encouraged to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics after China trade sanctions |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-12/australia-encouraged-to-boycott-beijing-winter-olympics/12876106 |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}

During the 2022 federal election campaign, Steggall called for Liberal candidate Katherine Deves to be disendorsed over her transphobic comments, and described the comments as "toxic, ill-informed and offensive". Steggall criticised Prime Minister Scott Morrison for choosing Deves as a candidate, stating that "[Morrison] either knew her views and selected her anyway, or he wasn’t properly informed and made a flawed decision".{{Cite news |last=Karp |first=Paul |date=13 April 2022 |title=Morrison abandons support for trans sport ban after hand-picked candidate apologises for tweets |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/13/scott-morrison-abandons-support-for-trans-sport-ban-after-hand-picked-candidate-katherine-deves-apologises-for-tweets |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124025811/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/13/scott-morrison-abandons-support-for-trans-sport-ban-after-hand-picked-candidate-katherine-deves-apologises-for-tweets |url-status=live }} Steggall also criticised Deves' campaign for hiring the wife of Steggall's ex-husband, calling this "low and vindictive" behaviour.{{Cite web |last=Koziol |first=Michael |date=13 April 2022 |title='New low': Steggall slams Liberal rival for recruiting ex-husband's new wife |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/new-low-steggall-slams-liberal-rival-for-recruiting-ex-husband-s-new-wife-20220413-p5ad52.html |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124025644/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/new-low-steggall-slams-liberal-rival-for-recruiting-ex-husband-s-new-wife-20220413-p5ad52.html |url-status=live }} On 6 May, posters were placed around the electorate that falsely claimed Steggall to be a member of the Australian Greens.{{Cite news |last1=Bogle |first1=Ariel |last2=Worthington |first2=Elise |date=6 May 2022 |title=Fake signs appear across Sydney suggesting independent candidates are Greens |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-06/aec-investigates-fake-signs-suggesting-independents-are-green/101044410 |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124031421/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-06/aec-investigates-fake-signs-suggesting-independents-are-green/101044410 |url-status=live }} Similar incidents also occurred targeting fellow independent candidates Sophie Scamps (Mackellar) and Georgia Steele (Hughes).

Steggall received $25,000 AUD in funding from Climate 200 for her campaign.{{Cite web |title=Donor Return – AEC – Transparency Website |url=https://transparency.aec.gov.au/Donor/ReturnDetail?eventId=27966&returnId=62811 |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=Australian Electoral Commission |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124035346/https://transparency.aec.gov.au/Donor/ReturnDetail?eventId=27966&returnId=62811 |url-status=live }} She was criticised for failing to disclose a A$100,000 from a family trust controlled by a former coal investor in the previous election cycle. The A$100,000 was split into eight separate donations by Warringah Independent Ltd, the fundraising entity hired by Steggall's campaign, to keep them under the disclosure threshold of A$13,800. Under the rules in place, Steggall did not have to report the donation because Warringah Independent was responsible for filing the disclosures, but when auditors discovered the mistake, she "personally disclosed the donation", according to journalist Rob Harris.{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Sarah |date=14 February 2022 |title=Zali Steggall defends $100,000 donation from coal investor, saying 'most people have through super' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/14/zali-steggall-defends-100000-donation-from-coal-investor-saying-most-people-have-through-super |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-AU |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=23 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223072540/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/14/zali-steggall-defends-100000-donation-from-coal-investor-saying-most-people-have-through-super |url-status=live }} Steggall retained her seat in the 2022 federal election, defeating Deves, and increasing her margin by 3.72% on a two-party preferred basis.{{cite news |last=Pearson |first=Nick |date=21 May 2022 |title=Zali Steggall takes comfortable win in Warringah |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/zali-steggall-warringah-katherine-deves-electorate-results-federal-election-2022-live-updates/cdb0712f-cbe0-48ad-ab73-de522ac771e3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523025854/https://www.9news.com.au/national/zali-steggall-warringah-katherine-deves-electorate-results-federal-election-2022-live-updates/cdb0712f-cbe0-48ad-ab73-de522ac771e3 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |access-date=23 May 2022 |publisher=Nine News}}{{Cite web |date=17 June 2022 |title=House of Representatives division information |url=https://results.aec.gov.au/27966/Website/HouseDivisionPage-27966-151.htm |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=Australian Electoral Commission |language=en-AU |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405010044/https://results.aec.gov.au/27966/Website/HouseDivisionPage-27966-151.htm |url-status=live }}

Steggall became a member of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water in August 2022. She was vocal about housing affordability, economic inequalities and supporting businesses.{{Cite web |last=Withers |first=Rachel |date=9 February 2024 |title=The colour of money: Are the teals, representing some of the nation's wealthiest electorates, our best hope for addressing inequality? {{!}} The Monthly |url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/july/rachel-withers/colour-money |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=The Monthly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209033103/https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/july/rachel-withers/colour-money |archive-date=9 February 2024 }} In August 2023, Steggall supported measures that prevented large multinational companies from evading tax.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Charlie |date=5 September 2023 |title=The teals want sweeping tax reform. What might it cost them? |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/09/05/teals-tax-reform-stage-three-tax-cuts/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Crikey |language=en-US}} She also supported protecting retirees' superannuation from excessive taxation.{{Cite news |last=Karp |first=Paul |date=24 February 2023 |title=Teal MPs say capping superannuation at $3m might undermine confidence in saving for retirement |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/25/teal-mps-say-capping-superannuation-at-3m-might-undermine-confidence-in-saving-for-retirement |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} She was in favour of the Yes vote in the unsuccessful October 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum, which proposed the creation of an advisory body for First Nations Australians to advise on issues relevant to them. She took part in a "Run for the Voice" event to promote the Yes campaign,{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Dale |date=22 August 2023 |title=MPs run for Yes campaign |url=https://www.northernbeachesadvocate.com.au/2023/08/22/mps-run-for-yes-campaign/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=Northern Beaches Advocate |language=en-AU |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217053941/https://www.northernbeachesadvocate.com.au/2023/08/22/mps-run-for-yes-campaign/ |url-status=live }} and was "gutted" that the referendum did not succeed.{{Cite news |date=15 October 2023 |title='Silver lining' amid overwhelming defeat of the Voice |work=Sky News Australia |url=https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/voice-to-parliament/silver-lining-amid-overwhelming-defeat-of-the-voice/video/d12b565b8853c0aadb77a7e49be27726 |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217053512/https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/voice-to-parliament/silver-lining-amid-overwhelming-defeat-of-the-voice/video/d12b565b8853c0aadb77a7e49be27726 |url-status=live }}

Steggall reintroduced her political misinformation legislation, in November 2023, but it was again unsuccessful.{{Cite web |last=REgan |first=Ashley |date=14 November 2023 |title=Zali Steggall's bill to 'stop lies in political advertising' – AdNews |url=https://www.adnews.com.au/news/zali-steggall-s-bill-to-stop-lies-in-political-advertising |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=AD News |language=en}} In January 2024, Steggall criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for making changes to the planned stage three tax cuts. The changes included reducing the overall tax rate and giving larger cuts to individuals earning under A$200,000 annually. Steggall was not opposed to the tax cuts because the economy had changed, but she was critical that the tax legislation was amended after the government had insisted that it would not make changes.{{Cite web |last=Mageros |first=Adriana |date=24 January 2024 |title=Teal MP says PM should 'absolutely' apologise for tax cut overhaul |url=https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/teal-mp-zali-steggall-says-pm-should-apologise-to-aussies-over-tax-cut-backflip-as-the-reform-hasnt-happened-overnight/news-story/bad55aebc7ae4c0bea62a6aa8471ca81 |access-date=30 January 2024 |website=Sky News Australia |language=en-AU |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207130327/https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/teal-mp-zali-steggall-says-pm-should-apologise-to-aussies-over-tax-cut-backflip-as-the-reform-hasnt-happened-overnight/news-story/bad55aebc7ae4c0bea62a6aa8471ca81 |url-status=live }}

In 2024, Steggall accused Liberal leader Peter Dutton of racism over his support for prohibiting Gazans from attaining Australian visas amid the Gaza war.{{Cite news |last=Middleton |first=Karen |date=2024-08-16 |title='Pauline Hanson without the personality': Dutton says he's not racist as MPs condemn Gaza visa ban stance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/16/peter-dutton-gaza-palestine-visas-zali-steggall-racist-claims-ntwnfb |access-date=2024-08-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

In 2025, Steggall won a third term, increasing her majority in her seat.

Steggall was married to Olympic rower David Cameron from 1999 until their separation in 2006. They have two children from their marriage.{{Cite web |last=Maley |first=Jacqueline |date=20 April 2019 |title=On the road with the two faces of Zali Steggall |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/on-the-road-with-the-two-faces-of-zali-steggall-20190418-p51fix.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816075607/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/on-the-road-with-the-two-faces-of-zali-steggall-20190418-p51fix.html |archive-date=16 August 2019 |access-date=16 August 2019}} Steggall met marketing executive Tim Irving in 2007, they became engaged in June 2008 and married later that year.{{Cite news |title=Zali Steggall announces her engagement |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/zali-tries-brady-bunch-union/story-e6frewz9-1111116616568 |date=13 June 2008 |access-date=4 August 2009 |publisher=The Daily Telegraph}}

Steggall received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000,{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=972569 |date=8 February 2000 |recipient=Steggall, Zali |award=Australian Sports Medal |access-date=3 November 2021}} and a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2007.{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=1134211 |date=26 January 2007 |recipient=Steggall, Zali |award=Medal of the Order of Australia |postnominal=OAM |citation=For service to alpine skiing, and to the community through support for a range of charitable groups. |access-date=3 November 2021}} She was inducted into the Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best' in 2001 and the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2004.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/awards/best_of_the_best|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323161526/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/awards/best_of_the_best|url-status=dead|title=Best of the Best|first=Australian Sports Commission; jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia; corporateName=Australian Sports|last=Commission|archivedate=23 March 2012|website=www.ausport.gov.au|accessdate=6 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/zali-steggall/|title=Zali Steggall|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025001553/https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/zali-steggall/|url-status=live}}

A blue trail called "Zali's" in Blue Cow, Perisher is named after Steggall.{{cite web|title=Zali Steggall Facebook Reel|website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/reel/354526747687461|access-date=31 July 2024}}

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• {{Cite book |last=Gordon |first=Harry |year=1994 |title=Australia and the Olympic Games |publisher=University of Queensland |isbn=0-7022-2627-0}}
• {{Cite book |last=Gordon |first=Harry |year=2003 |title=The time of our lives: inside the Sydney Olympics : Australia and the Olympic Games 1994–2002 |publisher=University of Queensland |isbn=0-7022-3412-5}}
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• [http://classic.mountainzone.com/ski/worldcup/99/worldchamps/slalom-w.html News report on her World Championship slalom victory]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20051108032454/http://www.ovations.com.au/bios/ZaliSteggall.shtml speaker's information – source of some biographical information]
• [https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/175696 Parliamentary profile]

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