Zali Steggall OAM (born 16 April 1974) is an Australian politician, lawyer and former Winter Olympic athlete.

She has been the independent member for Warringah since the 2019 Australian federal election when she defeated the incumbent, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

[17] She won Australia's first individual Winter Olympic medal with a bronze in slalom skiing at Nagano in 1998.

[18] This 2nd place finish made her the first woman from Australia to win an alpine medal in a World Cup competition.

[7] 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.

[24][25] Between 2010 and 2013, Steggall was councillor to the NSW Bar Association and served as the chair of its Health, Sports, and Recreation Committee.

[27][29] 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.

[27][29][30]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.

[22][31] Steggall also stated that she would advocate for changes in electoral laws, to mandate a "minimum standard of truth" in political advertising.

[32] Steggall and Abbott clashed on measures to address climate change, such as stronger vehicle emissions standards, and support for electric cars and charging stations.

She also supported the creation of an independent advisory to phase out dependence on coal and spur development of renewable energy projects.

[40] 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.

[44][45] The following month, she voiced 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.

[49] Similar incidents also occurred targeting fellow independent candidates Sophie Scamps (Mackellar) and Georgia Steele (Hughes).

[50] 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.

[51] Steggall retained her seat in the 2022 federal election, defeating Deves, and increasing her margin by 3.72% on a two-party preferred basis.

[52][53] Steggall became a member of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water in August 2022.

[59] 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.

[60] In 2024, Steggall accused Liberal leader Peter Dutton of racism over his support for prohibiting Gazans from attaining Australian visas amid the Israel–Hamas war.