The RegenNarration 121. A Political Paradigm Shift: Kate Chaney on being the 7th new independent female MP in Australia
Kate Chaney has become the first female independent MP from Western Australia to be elected to the Australian parliament – along with a whopping eleven other independents. A year ago to the day on this podcast, Cathy McGowan – Australia’s first female independent MP in 2013 – talked of the potential to transform politics in this country by 2030. Merely a year on, and that transformation is well underway.
This story isn’t limited to Australia either. But more on that another day. This Australian story is now global news. The BBC and Time Magazine were among many beaming into Kate Chaney’s election night event.
I’ll put out a special extra to this episode next, following how election day unfolded with Kate in the now independent seat of Curtin. For now, join Kate and I the day after her win was confirmed, as the sun set on Cottlesloe Beach.
This conversation was recorded among Friday evening revelers at Cottesloe Beach, on the day after the seat of Curtin was won by Kate Chaney, 27 May 2022.
Title slide: Kate Chaney speaking at her election night event (pic: #MilesTweediePhotography). You can find more photos on the episode webpage.
Music:
Regeneration, composed by Amelia Barden, from the soundtrack of the new film Regenerating Australia, available for community screenings now.
Find more:
Tune into the special extra to this episode, ‘How Election Day Unfolded, with Kate Chaney in the now independent seat of Curtin’. (You'll find more photos of that night on the website too.)
You can hear my conversation with Kate at the start of her campaign in February, accompanied by some photos and links (with a link, also, to the episode with Cathy McGowan a year ago).
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