Kate Chaney
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Statement
Evidence
Score
Introduce a tax on the excess profits of large corporations (e.g. on banks, gas companies)
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney does not support closing tax loopholes for multinationals or introducing a superprofits tax, with her policy platform stating: “I did not support the Governments industrial relations Closing the Loopholes bill because it appeared to expand the powers of the Fair Work Commission and the unions and reduce flexibility for workers whilst adding complexity for business.”
Source: https://www.katechaney.com.au/policies/support-for-business
Introduce short-term price caps (e.g. on rent and gas prices)
We could not find evidence to suggest Kate Chaney supports this policy.
Support a significant reduction of individuals employed by the public service
Type: Parliamentary speech
Summary: Kate Chaney does not support cutting public sector jobs, and supports a strong public service as noted in her speech on the Public Service Amendment Bill.
Prevent big companies from controlling the market and limiting consumer choice (e.g. supermarkets)
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports reforms to competition and stopping price-gouging by supermarkets, airlines, and banks.
Phase out tax concessions for property investors (e.g. negative gearing or capital gains tax discount)
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports reviewing negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount.
Incentivise state/territory government to increase renter rights and protections
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports Build to Rent legislation, stability for renters, and treating housing as a home (not an investment product).
Increase investment in public and community housing
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports increasing investment in public and community housing, and secured a $10bn fund in her first term to build more social and affordable housing.
Allow first home-buyers to access their super to help purchase their first home
We could not find evidence to suggest Kate Chaney supports this policy.
Incentivise state/territory governments to increase housing supply
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney support federal incentives for state and territory housing supply reforms, with their policy platform supporting more social and affordable housing, Build to Rent legislation, taxing vacant dwellings, and reviewing tax incentives for property investors.
Help first-home buyers with shared equity programs that would allow participants to co-purchase a home with the government
Type: Website / Statement
Summary: Kate Chaney supports Help-to-Buy schemes and was supportive of the existing legislation.
Introduce energy bill rebates
Type: Parliamentary Speech / Statement
Summary: Kate Chaney does not support energy bill rebates, stating: “The $300 energy rebate may technically reduce the measure of inflation, but it does seem like a blunt instrument, given that it's not means tested.”
Source: https://www.katechaney.com.au/hear-from-kate/v/t7wy3js3wbct9ns5c262lbslfmcx4b
Increase financial support for energy efficiency upgrades
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports increasing federal incentives, with their policy platform outlining a plan to support household electrification and energy efficiency upgrades.
Increase funding for community batteries that increase access to solar
Type: Website
Though we could not find evidence to suggest Kate Chaney supports this policy, given Chaney’s other policies such as supporting electrifying households, we consider them to be aligned with increasing federal financial incentives for community batteries and have scored them a 2.
Strengthen regulations to prevent price-gouging by energy companies
Type: Statement
Summary: Kate Chaney responded to our survey as being supportive of giving regulators power to prevent price-gouging by energy companies, stating: “Kate has not spoken on this issue but supports this measure”.
Make university free
Type: Voting Record / Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports reducing the cost of university education, but historically voted against the amendment to the Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024 introduced by Stephen Bates, calling on the Government to wipe all student debt, and make university and TAFE free.
Source: https://www.katechaney.com.au/policies/communities
https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2024-10-09/7
Cut a portion of existing student debt
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports cutting a portion of existing student debt.
Support more fee-free TAFE places
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports the 20,000 additional fee-free TAFE places for construction-related courses. It is unclear whether she supports fee-free TAFE more broadly.
Increase funding for public schools
Type: Parliamentary Speech
Summary: Kate Chaney support fully funding schools with federal government providing up to 25% of the Schooling Resource Standard.
Increase funding for and access to childcare subsidies
Type: Website / Parliamentary Speech
Summary: Kate Chaney supports lowering childcare costs for families.
Stop fossil fuel project approvals and expansions
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney is not opposed to new coal or gas projects or project expansions, though her focus is on transitioning toward renewables. For example, she is not opposed to the North-West Shelf project going ahead provided certain conditions are met.
Accelerate the rollout of renewable energy projects
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports an “Ambitious emissions reduction target by 2035”, but does not explicitly state a target, nor a target for renewable energy capacity by 2030.
Source: https://www.katechaney.com.au/policies/climate-action
Strengthen policies that ensure Australia’s biggest polluters genuinely cut their emissions
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports strengthening the existing policies and mechanisms to prioritise emissions reductions, with her policy website stating: “I continue to advocate for a strong and effective Safeguard Mechanism that will reduce industry emissions and contribute to our pathway to net zero.”
Source: https://www.katechaney.com.au/policy-statements/energy-safeguard-mechanism
Increase investment in preventative health programs
Type: Website / Statement
Summary: Kate Chaney responded to our survey as being supportive of increasing investments in health prevention programs.
Source: https://www.katechaney.com.au/policy-statements/wellbeing-economy
Make GP visits free or more affordable by increasing bulk billing incentives
Type: Statement
Summary: Kate Chaney responded to our survey as being supportive of increasing bulk-billing incentives of an amount between $5-15bn.
Increase funding to train, attract, and retain more healthcare professionals, especially in regional areas
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney’s policies include supporting “Well paid, secure jobs in health, aged and childcare sectors”.
Source: https://www.katechaney.com.au/policies/future-generations
Increase funding for dental and mental health
Type: Statement
Summary: Kate Chaney supports “better access to mental health support services for young people”, stating: "The government has committed to a review of youth mental health services, but I'm worried we're doing too little, too late.”
Expand subsidies to make more prescription medicines cheaper
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports expanding PBS subsidies to make prescription medicines cheaper, having already achieved increased subsidies in her first term.
Increase investment in large-scale renewable energy and storage
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports “firmed renewable energy as the cheapest energy source”.
Source: https://www.katechaney.com.au/policies/climate-action
Require multinational gas companies to prioritise domestic supply, without supporting the approval of new gas projects
We could not find evidence to suggest Kate Chaney supports this policy.
Invest in nuclear power as a future energy source, while extending the life of coal power and increasing gas use in the interim
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney does not support nuclear power, stating: “Nuclear energy in Australia will be too slow to deliver with a 15+ year timeframe from the time of a decision to proceed and is too expensive as it is the most expensive form of new energy. It will deliver too little of our energy needs unless the growth of renewables is constrained, including switching off existing and future rooftop solar.”
Source: https://www.katechaney.com.au/policy-statements/nuclear-energy-and-renewables
Improve access to government-held information about government policies and decisions
Type: Statement
Summary: Kate Chaney responded to our survey as being supportive of increased transparency through improving the FOI system, with a statement provided: “While Kate hasn’t spoken on this publicly, she supports increased transparency by improving the FOI system”.
Protect the ABC and SBS’s independence and funding
Type: Statement
Summary: Kate Chaney responded to our survey as being supportive of increasing or maintaining funding, and implementing reforms for planning certainty, with a statement provided: “Kate is a strong supporter of a national broadcaster and independent media and supports this measure.”
Require all lobbyists that meet with politicians to be publicly disclosed
Type: Statement / Website
Summary: Kate Chaney responded to our survey as being supportive of strengthening the Lobbying Code of Conduct and publishing ministerial diaries, with one of her policy priorities being to “Expose the role of lobbyists so we know who’s influencing our leaders”.
Source: https://www.katechaney.com.au/policies/integrity-in-politics
Make public transport more frequent and reliable
Type: Statement
Summary: Kate Chaney responded to our survey as being supportive of incentivising state and territory governments to improve shared and public transport options.
Improve bike paths and footpaths to encourage active transport
Type: Statement
Summary: Kate Chaney responded to our survey as being supportive of incentivising state and territory governments to improve bike paths and footpaths.
Increase access and affordability of electric and low-emissions vehicles
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Chaney supports strengthening the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard.
Source: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/ccca-kate-chaney.pdf
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