Kate in the news
Watt urged to clarify new laws (4 Nov 2025)
Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt is facing calls for greater clarity around the Albanese Government's new environmental legislation, with growing concerns from across the political spectrum and key stakeholders in...
Push to ban sneaky move politicians use to scrape data (3 Nov 2025)
Independent MP Kate Chaney has introduced a private member's bill aimed at banning a controversial practice used by political parties to collect personal data under the guise of postal vote...
Albanese as bad as Morrison on integrity: Teal MPs and new report card slam Labor (Oct 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government is facing growing criticism over its commitment to integrity and transparency, with independent MPs — including Kate Chaney — accusing it of falling short of...
Mining giants must pay rent tax so Australians don’t miss out on critical minerals cash boom, MPs say (25 Oct 2025)
Independent MPs David Pocock, Allegra Spender, and Kate Chaney are leading renewed calls for a mining rent tax to ensure Australians receive a fair share of profits from the emerging...
It’s Time for Fairness: Rethinking Super, Secrecy and the Role of Lobbyists - ABC Afternoon Briefing (10 Oct 2025)
Interviewer: Let's return to domestic politics now, where the Prime Minister was forced to answer some awkward questions today about the advice that the government sought from Treasury about Labor's...
Fresh push for government to act on gambling harm (7 Oct 2025)
Interviewer: Well, pressure is building once again on the Federal Government to address gambling harm more than two years after a landmark parliamentary report known as the Murphy Report recommended sweeping...
Gambling lobby’s sponsorship of Australian parliament’s sports club condemned by crossbench MPs (17 Sep 2025)
The Parliament Sports Club, chaired by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, allows corporate members access to “over 200 parliamentary members” and “key opinion leaders” via social games and functions. Corporate membership...
Kate Chaney Urges Stronger Laws on AI Tools Driving Child Abuse Material (3 Sept 2025)
Sally Sara:What did you hear from victims and advocates about the impacts these kinds of tools can have, the online stalking tools, the notification apps and others? Kate Chaney:It was...
Warning for parents as government vows to restrict 'nudify' apps used to create child abuse material (2 Sep 2025)
Key advocates, such as former Australian of the Year Grace Tame, have long warned that the legal system isn’t keeping pace with technological advances. She emphasises the urgency of criminalising...