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Kate Alderton
Out of Touch documents the unique experiences of Western Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic that hit Australia in early 2020.
Kate Alderton is the director of the Aboriginal Engagement Directorate within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. In this interview, Kate shares insight on the impact COVID-19 had on policy making for rural and remote Aboriginal communities across Western Australia.
OTHER STORIES
"The attitudes towards women aspiring to be orthopaedic surgeons is shameful. Many men in the fraternity have to travel some distance to arrive into the 21st century."
Dancer Zee Zunnur moved to Perth with her partner during the pandemic. Zee shares her experience of quarantining in a new country and the impact COVID-19 had on her career, on making friends, and her artistic trajectory.
"When I write, I write to heal, to bring awareness to our nation’s history, to find unity."
"A lightbulb moment I must have had at an early age was looking at a book and thinking, “I can do this too.”"