The Curtin MP used her first speech to parliament on Thursday to warn that humanity needed to start questioning the assumption that “more is always better”.
Newly elected “teal” independent MP Kate Chaney has used her first speech to federal parliament to warn humanity was engineering its own extinction, while revealing the idea of running for federal parliament had initially made her feel like vomiting.
She used her first speech to parliament on Thursday to warn that humanity needed to start questioning the assumption that “more is always better”.“This concept of progress has seen incredible leaps, in life expectancy, population growth and inter-connectedness but we are now at an extraordinarily uncomfortable juncture where even this assumption must be questioned in the policy decisions of the day,” she said.
“In January this year, I was asked to run as an independent candidate in the seat of Curtin. For two weeks the thought of running made me feel like vomiting. “I want young girls who decide to wear the hijab to do it with pride and to do it with the knowledge that they have the right to wear it.
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