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Kate Chaney, former Representative

- Former Independent Representative for Curtin
- Left House of Representatives on n/a — Still in office
- Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Bills: Administrative and Judicial Review Legislation Amendment Bill 2026; Second Reading (20 Aug 2026)
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“The Administrative and Judicial Review Legislation Amendment Bill amends the Administrative Review Tribunal Act and the Migration Act across 12 parts, and most of it is uncontroversial housekeeping: it lets registrars correct obvious errors in tribunal orders; it pauses document deadlines over the Christmas period; it confirms the president sits across every jurisdictional area; it adds a...”
- Bills: Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail (20 Aug 2026)
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“by leave—I move amendments (1) to (10), as circulated in my name, together: (1) Schedule 1, item 2, page 5 (after line 20), after subsection 30-5(8), insert: Publication of reasons for determination or variation (8A) The Minister must ensure that, within 14 days after the day on which the Minister makes or varies a *total allocation pool determination, a written statement setting out...”
- Committees: Artificial Intelligence Joint Select Committee; Appointment (20 Aug 2026)
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“I firstly would like to thank the members for Canning and Casey and people in the government and, indeed, across the parliament for their constructive engagement on the establishment of this committee. I think what we see here is that the issue of AI is bigger than our ideological differences. It has huge impacts for our economy and our society and so it makes sense that we have some...”
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- Has spoken in 122 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
- People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
- This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 11 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks .
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 244 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)