News Articles for Kate Chaney

Perth-born Canva founder Cliff Obrecht was one of several high-profile WA names among the largest donors to Climate 200 in the lead up to this year's federal election.

Re-elected Curtin MP Kate Chaney has called on the Liberal Party to return to more moderate politics in the wake of its blowout election loss.

WA WRAP: Independent Kate Chaney is well placed to see off a strong challenge from Liberal candidate Tom White and retain the western suburban seat of Curtin, according to ABC projections.

The two highest profile candidates for the critical seat of Curtin have made their final pitch for support while casting votes in the Western Suburbs this morning.

Curtin independent Kate Chaney says Seven West Media is running a smear campaign against her, and fired back at columnist Ben Harvey's assertion people were “f***ing idiots” for voting for a teal.

The Member for Curtin likened funding without reform in WA's social housing space to having “an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff”.

Liberal candidate Tom White says he can snatch Curtin from teal hands.

Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes à Court used an address at the National Press Club to criticise the major parties and Clive Palmer, and praise independents.

Premier Roger Cook insists WA will push back against its federal counterpart if needed, with the North West Shelf project being the latest subject the two governments disagreed on.

OPINION: Somewhere between doing nothing and allowing a free-for-all, there is a way to make apartment developments work well.

Independents and lobby groups have rallied against donation caps introduced as part of a bipartisan deal pushed through parliament this morning.

An independent group has found its candidate for Nedlands in the upcoming state election, after being inspired by the 'teal' success with Kate Chaney.

Former Nationals leader Mia Davies and Walkley award winning journalist Matt Moran have been preselected to contest the seat of Bullwinkel at the next federal election.

Independent member for Curtin Kate Chaney has announced she will run again in the next federal election, while firing a shot at the Liberal Party.

Support for constitutional change is firming in business and political circles despite hesitancy in some quarters to take a stance on the issue.

Losing a seat in a costly by-election is an unforced error the Liberals can ill afford.

Senior editor Mark Pownall explains what makes a commercially successful biotechnology business in WA.

Climate 200 was far and away the largest single donor to Kate Chaney's successful election campaign, with returns showing more than half her donations came courtesy of the fund.

Kate Chaney has conditionally backed the ongoing use of gas in the path to net zero while panning the business case for Woodside's Scarborough project as overly optimistic.

The Albanese government has agreed to a number of changes to its climate laws, securing Greens support to get them through parliament.

During her first speech, a newly elected independent MP has urged parliament to be more collaborative and open to trying new approaches.

Curtin has succumb to the teal wave with Kate Chaney claiming victory in the blue-ribbon seat in Perth's western suburbs.

ANALYSIS: The prime minister has made WA the target of his final full day on the campaign trail. Was it a desperate attempt to hold on to three seats, or did he just need to shore up support?

Liberal, Labor and independent candidates fight for the seat of Curtin in a live Business News debate.

Three candidates with diverse backgrounds line up to contest three diverse electorates in WA that could be crucial to the outcome of the May poll.

The Forrest family's philanthropic outfit upped its Facebook and Instagram advertising spend in WA last week as the major parties increasingly lean on memes to make their case on social media.

Labor dominated Facebook and Instagram feeds across WA last week, trumping the Liberal Party's social media advertising outlay in the state by a nearly two-to-one margin.

Labor's top recruit for Christian Porter's old seat poured thousands of dollars on online advertising last week, while two at-risk Liberal MPs shored up their position with a spate of Facebook ads.

Universal childcare offers the potential for more women to enter the workforce

WA appears set for a political makeover at the next federal election, with tax reform, integrity measures and action on climate change confronting whichever party forms government.

Kate Chaney has backed real-time declaration of, and a lower disclosure threshold for, political donations as she seeks to win the blue-ribbon seat of Curtin at the next federal election.

Anglicare WA's Kate Chaney boasts an impressively diverse resume, but a recent experience led her to realise a challenge that faces all her peers.

Telethon Speech & Hearing has appointed Tim Cooney and Jeremy Rigg to its board.

Social Ventures Australia has launched its first state-based venture philanthropy fund, with the new fund designed to invest in a portfolio of high-impact not-for-profit ventures in Western Australia.