parliamentary expense disclosures<\/a> show Ms Steggall\u2019s office has spent $199,000 on printing and communications since April 2025.<\/p>\nMs Steggall defended the expenditure, saying electorate offices receive a budget for printing and communications.<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to balance reducing paper use with meeting the needs of my community,\u201d Ms Steggall said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrinted materials provide important information to constituents, including how to access seniors\u2019 services and electrify their homes.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome constituents prefer printed information, particularly older Australians who can be disadvantaged by services moving entirely online.\u201d<\/p>\n
Disposable plates and cans<\/p>\n
Another recommendation in Ms Steggall\u2019s roadmap tells people to \u201cavoid disposable plates, cutlery and straws when catering and in operations\u201d.<\/p>\n
But earlier this month, Ms Steggall posted a photograph on Facebook showing an afternoon tea held in her electorate office where attendees were eating off paper plates.<\/p>\n
High-end clothing<\/p>\n
Ms Steggall has also urged Australians to think twice before buying new clothes.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore you buy something new, including clothes, ask yourself \u2018Do I really need it?\u2019\u201d her Net Zero Roadmap states.<\/p>\n
Yet earlier this year, Ms Steggall disclosed that she had received a styling and a clothing discount from high-end retailer Saba.<\/p>\n
\u2018I don\u2019t claim to be perfect\u2019<\/p>\n
In response to questions from News24.com.au, Ms Steggall said she didn\u2019t claim to be perfect and there was always more to do to combat climate change.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Roadmap to Net Zero is about practical ways we can all reduce our environmental impact. I don\u2019t claim to be perfect, and there is always more we can do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my own life, I drive an electric vehicle, have solar panels and a battery installed at home, buy second-hand clothes where I can, and have my retirement savings invested with Ethical Super.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy office buys Green Fleet carbon offsets when our budget allows and uses recycled paper products where possible. I am continually looking for ways to reduce waste and energy use at work and at home.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe important point is that setting a goal of reducing emissions does not mean that every decision can be perfectly consistent with that goal. It means continuing to identify where we can do better and taking practical steps to reduce our environmental impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
Previous breaches<\/p>\n
The latest examples follow scrutiny last year over two other recommendations in Ms Steggall\u2019s climate plan.<\/p>\n
In April 2025, it was revealed she had breached a recommendation to limit flights after taking two overseas trips.<\/p>\n
She was also found to bank with Westpac \u2013 a lender to gas giant Santos \u2013 despite recommending that people move away from institutions that invest in fossil fuels.<\/p>\n
Other recommendations from Ms Steggall\u2019s Net Zero Roadmap include washing laundry in cold water, using an outside washing line rather than a tumble dryer, setting thermostats to a maximum of 20C in winter and a minimum of 25C in summer, trying \u201cMeat Free Mondays\u201d, limiting showers to four minutes and filling reusable water bottles rather than running the tap to get cold water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Teal MP Zali Steggall has been caught breaking her own climate change rules after lecturing adults on 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