Kate in the news
Curtin's up for girls in sport (20 Apr 2024)
Western suburb girls' and women's sporting clubs have until midday on April 29 to apply for Play Our Way program grants. Up to $200million is being spent on the program...
Australia gambles like no other country. We have to rein it in (20 Apr 2024)
Article summary: Australia's engagement with online gambling has escalated to unprecedented levels, presenting a serious challenge to social welfare and mental health, as the country now leads globally in gambling...
Why is it legal for politicians to lie? (3 Apr 2024)
Click here to readArticle summary: In the wake of growing disillusionment with Australia's political system, Independent Curtin MP Kate Chaney has taken a proactive stance towards political reform. Amidst speculation...
Crossbench demands donations reform after $16m in ‘dark money’ flows into voice campaign (3 Apr 2024)
Click here to read Article summary: Federal crossbenchers, including Independent MP Kate Chaney for Curtin, are calling for significant reforms to Australia's political donations laws following revelations that $16 million...
Crossbenchers back Lidia Thorpe’s call for federal government to act on deaths in custody reforms (21 Mar 2024)
Click here to readArticle summary: A coalition of crossbenchers, including Independent MP Kate Chaney, has supported Senator Lidia Thorpe's call for the federal government to urgently implement reforms addressing Indigenous...
Push to 'clean up' political donations (20 Mar 2024)
Click here to readNewcastle Herald: Political donations would be limited to $1.5 million under a crossbench push to "clean up politics" but the reforms won't cap spending on elections. Independents...
Reform that stays': Albanese says electoral reform needs Liberal support (20 Mar 2024)
Click here to readCanberra Times: Anthony Albanese has defended Labor's progress and bipartisan approach on major electoral reform targeting political donations and advertising, insisting his government was seeking "reform that...
ABC Drive Interview on Electoral Reform (19 Mar 2024)
Now, turning to Canberra, where a group of independents are pushing for more transparency in political donations. Independents, including Kate Chaney, the Greens, David Pocock, Lidia Thorpe, and the Jacqui...
Donation reform must drive competition Chaney (16 Mar 2024)
Subiaco Post: Kate Chaney says electoral reform must maintain competition in politics as the federal government is tipped to cap the donation limit to parties and candidates. It appears that...
Albanese Govt Urged to Protect New Tribunal's Independence (15 Mar 2024)
Click here to read Article summary: The Australia Institute's extensive study on cronyism within government agency appointments, particularly to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), has highlighted a significant issue within...