Kate in the news
WA to introduce enhanced gun safety measures after Floreat horror killings (11 June 2024)
Click hereArticle summary: In response to the tragic Floreat killings, Western Australia is set to introduce enhanced gun safety measures. The new legislation comes after Mark Bombara fatally shot Jennifer...
Nine independent MPs and Greens back UN call for Australia to ban fossil fuel advertising (6 Jun 2024)
click hereArticle summary: At least nine independent MPs and the Greens have backed the UN Secretary-General’s call for the Australian government to ban fossil fuel advertising. This move is seen...
Affluence hides abuse – Chaney (1 Jun 2024)
Kate Chaney was grimly fierce this week, as she condemned the fatal shooting of a mother and her daughter at their home just one street away from her electorate office...
Lift the Taboo (1 Jun 2024)
There was no reason for people living in the city to have any guns, licensed or otherwise. It's an open secret that domestic violence is happening in the western suburbs....
Mum, Daughter Slain in Floreat Honoured (30 May 2024)
Click hereArticle summary: In the wake of the tragic deaths of Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc, the community of Floreat is reeling. Jennifer and her 18-year-old daughter, Gretl, were fatally shot...
MP says ‘enough is enough’ as another man kills women (26 May 2024)
Click hereCurtin MP Kate Chaney has called Friday's Floreat murder-suicide a stark reminder that violence against women occurs in every community. The incident, which resulted in three fatalities on a...
‘Terrible problem’ around violence against women needs ‘deeper long-term’ prevention (26 May 2024)
Click hereReporter: And the federal member for where that shooting tragedy unfolded is Independent Kate Chaney and she joins me live now. Kate, I'm so sorry we're talking under these...
ABC Newsradio Audio: MP Kate Chaney says community outraged over Perth shooting (26 May 2024)
click hereFederal Member for Curtin in WA, Kate Cheney, says her community has been left outraged by the shooting deaths of a Perth mother and daughter. A 59-year-old woman and...
Democracy at risk': Call to ban generative AI election material (22 May 2024)
Article summary: The federal government is being urged to ban the use of generative AI in election materials due to concerns over potential misinformation, such as deepfakes of Prime Minister...
AEC powerless to stop deepfake calls (21 May 2024)
Article summary: Australians face a significant threat of AI-powered disinformation in the lead-up to the next election, with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) expressing concern over its limited ability to...