Sending a message

Kate Chaney comes from a well-known Australian political family and is standing as an independent in the Perth seat of Curtin (Margo Kingston, “The courage muscle”, January 29–February 4). Her descriptions of the major parties explain her disappointment. The Labor Party is “tribal. It’s us versus them”, and the Liberal Party “is about power without purpose”. For Chaney, the focus should be about what she calls “future-building”, something that doesn’t even enter the Morrison consciousness. If Chaney defeats the Liberal Party’s Celia Hammond, who holds Curtin by 13.9 per cent, it won’t be a miracle. It will be because Chaney is authentic and the Australian public is fed up with a lack of action on climate change, government rorts and refusal to keep the promise to establish an integrity commission.

– Ray Peck, Hawthorn, Vic