Kate in the news
Attack on Helen Haines - Political Anger, Social Media and the Need for Civility, ABC Radio (20 Oct 2026)
Mark Gibson: Kate Chaney is the independent member for Curtin here in WA and joins me now. Good morning. Kate Chaney: Mark. Can I firstly just ask your reaction to...
‘I don't want to freak people out’ (15 Oct 2026)
Independent MP for Curtin Kate Chaney has emerged as a prominent parliamentary voice on artificial intelligence (AI), calling for stronger safety measures, increased government investment and ongoing scrutiny as the technology...
Backing small businesses ATO re credit card payment ban (12 Oct 2026)
Independent MP for Curtin Kate Chaney has called on the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to reconsider its decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills, warning that removing the...
Business groups call for 'political leadership' as ATO digs in on credit card ban (8 Oct 2026)
The article reports growing pressure on the federal government over the Australian Taxation Office’s decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills from December 1. Small business groups...
Treasury looked 40 years ahead. MPs saw blind spots everywhere (22 Sep 2026)
Kate Chaney has welcomed the long-term focus of Treasury’s Seventh Intergenerational Report while questioning how confidently it can predict Australia’s future over four decades. Speaking to POLITICO, Kate highlighted the...
Digital duty of care: The good, the bad and the ugly (20 Sep 2026)
Kate Chaney welcomes the government’s proposed Digital Duty of Care as an important move towards safer online services, while calling for changes to make it more effective. In her opinion...
'Lose-lose-lose situation': growing push to rein in AI (17 Sep 2026)
Independent MP Kate Chaney has warned that Australia’s new AI Safety Institute is severely underfunded, as she and other independent MPs urge the federal government to slow down and regulate...
New report reveals hidden cash in Australia's trash (17 Sep 2026)
Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney has renewed her call for the federal government to reverse its retreat from national packaging reform, after a new report from Soft Plastic Stewardship...
Labor quietly shelves promise to mandate more recycled material in packaging (8 Sep 2026)
Independent MP Kate Chaney has criticised the Albanese government for abandoning plans to introduce mandatory national packaging standards, calling the decision “deeply disappointing” and questioning the claim that the reforms...
View from The Hill: Pauline Hanson sets new hares running on super (7 Sept 2026)
Independent MP Kate Chaney has taken an open-minded stance on Pauline Hanson’s proposal to let mortgage holders and renters access part of their future superannuation contributions, saying the idea deserves...