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After securing a 26 per cent swing in her favour during that battle, Hulett will now turn her attention to contesting the Federal seat of Fremantle, currently held by Labor’s Josh Wilson. ... READ MORE
“The community have asked for this campaign to continue on into Federal politics. What they’re saying is that the major parties aren’t representing them.” ... READ MORE
The seat of Fremantle is on a knife-edge as incumbent Labor MP Simone McGurk fights for her political survival against independent Kate Hulett. ... READ MORE
The teal independent behind the likely shock defeat of a WA Labor minister in one of the party's heartland seats says her win should be a warning to federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.
Independent Kate Hulett was inches away from claiming victory in Fremantle on Sunday morning in a shock result against Labor minister Simone McGurk. Ms Hulett had claimed 50.7 per cent of the two-candidate preferred vote as counting continued. Labor’s primary vote plummeted more than 22 per cent, to 33.2 per cent, with Ms Hulett receiving 28.8 per cent. ... READ MORE
The Seat of Fremantle was still too close to call last night, but Independent Kate Hulett received a huge number of votes, as was expected. Even should Simone McGurk scrape in and retain her seat, the 34 per cent swing against Labor will be a huge embarrassment for the Roger Cook Labor government, that nearly lost the safe seat, that they have held for 100 years. ... READ MORE
A decision by the Liberals – who finished third here in Fremantle 2021 – to preference Ms McGurk was expected to help the water and training minister. However there has been a 28 per cent swing against Labor in the seat. ... READ MORE
Independent contender Kate Hulett could emerge a giant-killer as she looks to win the seat of Fremantle off cabinet minister Simone McGurk. ... READ MORE
Arguably the breakout star of the 2025 state election is Kate Hulett, the Fremantle shop-owner whose well-organised and healthily resourced grassroots campaign to unseat sitting Labor member Simone McGurk has caught the attention not just of locals but the media and, most importantly, her red-shirted rivals. ... READ MORE
It was William Shakespeare who coined the phrase that misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows. Just like Caliban in The Tempest, there’s something fishy in the water at Fremantle. ... READ MORE
Labor has thrown tens of millions of dollars at transforming the Rottnest Island ferry terminal in Fremantle as it sweats on the safe seat just days out from the State election. It comes amid a threat in the electorate from independent candidate Kate Hulett, who has been backed by teal fundraising organisation Climate 200.
A teal independent running for the state seat of Fremantle has taken a potshot at Seven West Media’s shareholder links to the gas industry on the second page of the business’ own daily newspaper, The West Australian. ... READ MORE
We need to restore integrity and transparency to government dealings with the gas industry. Big gas companies owning media outlets – and vice versa – is bad for our state. For both the climate and cost of living, I believe we must prevent the export of gas from our state-owned reserves. And to restore integrity to public debates, I’ll introduce legislation to prevent the gas industry owning and controlling media outlets in WA. ...
On Monday, Ms Hulett accused the major parties of doing a “dirty deal” to protect each other after The West Australian revealed that the Liberal party’s how-to-vote card handed its preferences to Labor’s Ms McGurk ahead of the teal-backed candidate or the Greens.
“Labor are so worried about my people-powered campaign winning Freo that they’ve handed the Liberals multiple seats in exchange for helping them keep us out,” Ms Hulett said. ... READ MORE
Fremantle, a safe Labor seat, is one to watch, with independent Kate Hulett...read more
FREMANTLE’s community independent candidate Kate Hulett this week announced a range of policies which she says target WA’s housing crisis. READ MORE...
Today we bring you the first of our candidate podcast interviews for the State seat of Fremantle – with Kate Hulett from the Kate For Fremantle campaign. Our Editor, Michael Barker, caught up with Kate Hulett this afternoon at our West End, Fremantle studio, to discuss her campaign. READ MORE/LISTEN...
FREMANTLE’S community backed independent candidate, Kate Hulett, has launched a suite of climate policies, citing overwhelming support for climate action as the community’s top concern. The announcement, made ahead of the March 8 WA state election, sets the tone for what Hulett describes as a “grassroots response to government inaction” and followed several months of interviews, surveys and holding stalls at markets to collate which issues were troubling the electorate. READ MORE...
Our ad in the January 25 issue of Fremantle Herald.
"Well, along with an avalanche of very enthusiastic younger, and some older, Kate for Fremantle supporters, Fremantle Shipping News and other invited members of the local Freo media attended Kate Hulett’s Voices4Freo launch last Friday night, 10 January 2025, at the spacious and impressive Urban Winery in High Street." read more
"A former Sculpture by the Sea exhibitor will run as a community independent in a bid to wrest the state seat of Fremantle from a senior government minister" (Page 3) read more
"FREMANTLE business owner Kate Hulett has been announced as Voices for Fremantle’s independent candidate, hoping to break Labor’s “stranglehold” at the upcoming state election.
Voices for Fremantle describe themselves as a “nonpartisan” group and insist they are “not a political party” but rather an organisation to represent the community." read more
"Fremantle business owner Kate Hulett is set to challenge Labor Minister Simone McGurk as an independent in the upcoming state election, as the teal movement spreads from Perth’s affluent western suburbs.
Community group ‘Voices4Freo’ will formally announce the Kate and Abel store owner’s candidacy at a launch in Fremantle on Friday after a six-month consultation process." read more
"Local artist and retailer Kate Hulett is set to be unveiled as an Independent candidate for the State election, aiming to oust Labor Minister Simone McGurk from Fremantle.
The owner of homewares shop Kate and Abel, Ms Hulett has been recruited by the Voices 4 Freo campaign and took aim at Ms McGurk’s record.
“Freo is a compassionate, honest, and a proudly independent place that deserves so much more than it gets from politics as usual in WA,” she said." read more
"The ‘silly season’ is nearly behind us and the State and Federal elections will soon be upon us. The State election is scheduled for 8 March 2025. In Fremantle, Kate Hulett has just been announced as the Voices4Freo candidate for the State seat. Her campaign is to be launched this coming Friday night." read more
"It is time to reveal the name of the independent candidate for the seat of Fremantle, held by Labor’s Simone McGurk, for the March 8 WA state election. It is business woman Kate Hulett, who runs the Kate and Abel shop in Market Street. Kate is also a photographer, writer and artist.
Kate is on the City of Fremantle destination marketing working group, and has been involved with the Fremantle Biennale, Spacemarket, Fremantle Design Week, etc." read more