Kate Gauthier
Kate Gauthier is a contributing author to the Centre for Policy Development’s (http://cpd.org.au) recent publication More Than Luck: Ideas Australia needs now (http://morethanluck.cpd.org.au). Kate is the Chair of the recently reformed ChilOut (Children Out of Detention). Most recently, Kate was the National Coordinator of A Just Australia, a refugee policy lobby group which recently merged with the Refugee Council. Previously Kate has worked as the immigration and refugee policy adviser to Senator Andrew Bartlett, and the community liaison officer for Senator Aden Ridgeway.
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Take more asylum seekers to ensure fewer boats
The grace period for not politicising human tragedy is less than 24 hours. Both major parties are in full swing…... Read more
Both parties are all at sea on asylum seekers
You’ve heard a lot about the asylum policy debate in the media. The Government announces a new policy. The opposition…... Read more
Big ideas: a sensible policy solution on asylum seekers
This is the third in a series of essays adapted from the Centre for Policy Development book, More Than Luck:…... Read more
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