Media Statements & Letters
Chaney to introduce Bill to stop government algorithms making unchecked life-changing decisions - 7 Sep 2026
Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney MP will today introduce a Private Member's Bill to establish Australia's first legislated, mandatory framework for the use of automated decision-making (ADM) in government....
Chaney: Decarbonising and diversifying now will secure lasting prosperity in WA - 26 Aug 2026
Western Australia can turn today's resource wealth into lasting prosperity if it acts now to decarbonise and diversify its economy, a major report from Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney...
Chaney pushes back on Productivity Commission interim report to preserve WA GST deal - 14 Aug 2026
Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney has hit back against the Productivity Commission calling the WA GST deal a ‘mistake’. The Commission’s interim report released today follows an inquiry into...
Kate Chaney to suspend Government business to force debate on Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill - 11 Aug 2026
Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney will today move to suspend standing orders in the House of Representatives, seeking to force debate on her Private Members’ Bill to fix the...
Crossbench MPs demand broad review and ambitious reform of Australia’s central climate policy - 10 Aug 2026
Crossbench MPs have responded to the Federal Government publishing its consultation paper into the Safeguard Mechanism, as part of the statutory 2026-27 review. In the most recent year of data,...
Kate Chaney to reintroduce Private Members Bill on VAD - 24 July 2026
The Labor party’s decision to support telehealth consultations for people with terminal illnesses in regional and remote Australia seeking to access Voluntary Assisted Dying is as welcome as it is...
Chaney welcomes national approach on AI but says Government is still lagging - 15 July 2026
Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney MP has welcomed a more coordinated approach to AI announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, while highlighting that beyond data centres, there is so...
Chaney wishes crossbench colleagues success on the launch of new political party - 25 June 2026
Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney MP has congratulated her crossbench colleagues on the launch of their new political party. Warringah MP Zali Steggall MP and Wentworth MP Allegra Spender...
Chaney: Consultations on gambling reform exposure draft are a sham - 11 June 2026
Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney MP has lashed the consultation process on the Government’s proposed gambling reforms, calling it a sham. “The Albanese Government’s approach to gambling reform has...
Chaney Slams Government Dithering on AI Policy - 3 June 2026
Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney MP has released an AI Discussion Paper today outlining key areas of concern she believes the Albanese Government is failing to address amid the...