Media Statements & Letters
Parliament at a turning point following harrowing climate report (15 September 2025)
15 September 2025 Independent Federal Member for Curtin Kate Chaney has responded to the long-awaited release of the first national climate risk assessment by calling on the federal parliament to...
Emissions reduction target an important indicator of government’s priorities (12 September 2025)
12 September 2025 Emissions reduction target an important indicator of government’s priorities: Chaney With the federal government expected to reveal its 2035 emissions reduction target next week, Independent Member...
Letter to Senator the Hon Murray Watt: Ratifying the Global Ocean Treaty (8 August 2025)
Read the Letter here 8 August 2025 Senator the Hon Murray Watt Minister for the Environment and Water PO Box 6100 Senate Parliament House, Canberra, ACT 2600 By email: [email protected]...
A ‘progressive GST’ to reduce reliance on personal income tax and repair the budget (7 August 2025)
Read Statement here7 August 2025Federal Member for Curtin, Kate Chaney MP, is renewing her call for the upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable to include all options for tax reform. “The major...
Private Member’s Bill cracks down on AI tools for creating child sexual abuse material (28 July 2025)
Read Statement here28 July 2025Kate Chaney MP, Federal Member for Curtin, has today introduced a Private Member’s Bill (PMB) to the House of Representatives to create a new offence targeting...
Second Anniversary of the Murphy Report (20 June 2025)
Read letter here20 June 2025The Hon Anika Wells Minister for Communications, Minister for Sport Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 By email: [email protected] Dear Minister, Re: Second Anniversary of the Murphy...
Crossbench Calls for AUKUS Inquiry (13 June 2025)
13 June 2025Crossbench MPs from the House of Representatives and Senate have written to Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, calling for an urgent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.In...
Kate Chaney MP Renews Call for Independent Inquiry into Australia’s AUKUS Commitments (3 June 2025)
Click here to readMEDIA STATEMENT 3 June 2025Kate Chaney MP Renews Call for Independent Inquiry into Australia’s AUKUS CommitmentsFollowing the US calls for increased national defence spending, independent Federal Member...
North West Shelf Approval Exposes Broken Environmental Laws (28 May 2025)
Click here to readMEDIA STATEMENT 28 May 2025Independent Member for Curtin, Kate Chaney MP, says the conditional approval of the North West Shelf gas extension exposes Australia’s outdated environmental laws...