Kate in the news
Neither major party wants to talk about climate. It might still be a major election issue (1 Apr 2025)
Click here to readArticle summary: As Australia approaches the 2025 federal election, digital advertising trends suggest that climate and energy issues remain a significant concern — not necessarily among political...
Australia’s embrace of independent political candidates shows there’s no such thing as a safe seat (28 Mar 2025)
Click here to readArticle summary: The 2022 federal election marked a significant shift in Australian politics, delivering the largest lower house crossbench in the nation's post-war history. Alongside four Greens...
Doctors call Curtin candidates to account (22 Mar 2025)
In the lead-up to the federal election, Doctors for the Environment Australia are co-hosting a public forum in Curtin with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Public...
No promises on sheep export resolution (22 Mar 2025)
Click here to readArticle summary: Independent MP Kate Chaney has firmly rejected pressure from a grassroots campaign group, Keep the Sheep, asserting she will not be beholden to lobby groups...
Teal towns (22 Mar 2025)
Click here to readArticle summary: Polling seen by The Saturday Paper suggests that independent candidates—particularly those supported by Climate 200—are poised to expand their influence in the next federal election,...
Chaney calls for housing reform (22 Mar 2025)
WA politicians have called on all levels of government to advance the state’s housing affordability and boost supply in the lead-up to the federal election.Federal MPs Patrick Gorman and Kate...
Dutton’s ‘moronic’ NW Shelf pledge raises legal risk, says government (20 Mar 2025)
Click here to readArticle summary: Resources Minister Madeleine King has slammed Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s promise to fast-track approval for the North West Shelf gas expansion, calling it “reckless and...
ABC Afternoon Briefing: North West Shelf Approval - 19 March 2025
PK: Now, Peter Dutton says he'll make sure approval of the gas plant’s extension is arrived at within a month of securing office. Here he is. I don't think we...
Pubs and clubs fund major parties to limit hostile crossbench (14 Mar 2025)
Click here to readArticle summary: The Australian Hotels Association (AHA), the peak body for pubs and hotels, plans to funnel tens of thousands of dollars to Coalition and Labor candidates...
Secrecy, lax rules bug canopy fight (8 Mar 2025)
The secrecy that shrouds the handling of the exotic pest wreaking havoc on Perth’s tree canopy could be making the situation worse, says Curtin MP Kate Chaney.The polyphagous shot-hole borer...