Kate in the news
A third of Australian bets found to be placed by problem gamblers amid warning of ‘predatory’ industry (25 June 2024)
Click hereArticle summary: The number of Australians betting on sport has doubled in the past five years, with a third of all betting expenditure attributed to problem gamblers, as revealed...
Australia needs a national identity based on civic belonging, not ethnic or religious exclusion (23 June 2024)
Click here Article summary: The article explores the growing trend of people worldwide longing for a return to an idealised past, believing it will solve current issues, but this hope...
Wrong power to the people (22 June 2024)
Nuclear power for Australia would be slow, expensive and uncertain, Kate Chaney said on the day Peter Dutton announced the Liberals plan for a nuclear Australia. She said people in...
Kate Chaney calls for mandatory ‘risk assessment framework’ for DV cases, questions ‘culture’ of WA Police (20 June 2024)
Article summary: Kate Chaney, the teal independent MP for Curtin, is advocating for a "risk assessment framework" for domestic violence victims to be enshrined in state law, aiming to compel...
Dutton's push to sell nuclear energy policy to urbanites (20 June 2024)
Click hereArticle summary: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton unveiled the Coalition's energy policy, advocating for the construction of seven nuclear reactors in regional areas to achieve Australia's net zero by 2050...
Labor under pressure from within to act on gambling reform as one-year anniversary of landmark report nears (20 June 2024)
Click hereArticle summary: The Albanese government faces increasing pressure from crossbenchers, gambling harm advocates, and even some Labor insiders to expedite action on gambling reform. This comes as the one-year...
ABC Drive: Kate Chaney Criticises Coalition's Nuclear Energy Policy as Economically Irrational (19 June 2024)
Jo Trilling: Cheaper, cleaner, and consistent electricity: that's the promise from the Coalition if it wins government. Opposition leader Peter Dutton announced his long-awaited nuclear energy policy this morning alongside...
Teals blast Nats leader for ‘sowing division’ (19 June 2024)
Article summary: Teal MPs have criticised Nationals leader David Littleproud for creating division between country and metropolitan Australians regarding the transition to renewable energy. Littleproud implied that inner-city voters are...
As McLachlan jumps to Tabcorp, sport’s gambling addiction grows stronger (18 June 2024)
Click hereArticle summary: The article delves into the complexities surrounding Gillon McLachlan's transition from AFL CEO to his upcoming role as Tabcorp CEO. Set to formally start on August 5,...
‘More secretive than the Morrison government’: Labor accused of transparency failure (18 Jun 2024)
Click hereArticle summary: There are concerns from independent MPs about the Albanese government's transparency and integrity efforts. Despite promises and initial steps toward reform, the government faces criticism for delays...