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Kate Hunter Kate Hunter i(A133770 works by)
Born: Established: 1967 ;
Gender: Female
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1 More Than 2,000 People from Wittenoom Died of Asbestos-related Diseases. A Powerful and Compelling Requiem Brings Their Story to the Stage Kate Hunter , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 3 February 2023;
— Review of Wittenoom Mary Anne Butler , 2023 single work drama

'Deep in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia, the town of Wittenoom lies empty, desolate … and contaminated.' (Introduction)
1 An Imaginative Unfolding of a Life, a New Play Asks : Would Sidney Nolan Have Become the Artist He Became If Not for Sunday Reed? Kate Hunter , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 23 January 2023;
— Review of Sunday Anthony Weigh , 2021 single work drama

'Sunday is a glimpse into the private world of the philanthropist and art patron Sunday Reed.'
1 Witty and Relevant, a Stage Adaptation of Alice Pung’s Laurinda Is Filled with Intelligence and Humour Kate Hunter , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 August 2022;
— Review of Laurinda Diana Nguyen , Petra Kalive , 2022 single work drama

'The Melbourne Theatre Company’s Laurinda is a smart re-framing of Alice Pung’s classic coming-of-age novel about the racism inherent in the privileged world of private school culture.' (Introduction)
1 form y separately published work icon J's Journal Kate Hunter , Brisbane : NOVA Entertainment Australian Radio Network , 2021 21474174 2021 single work radio play This play follows J on her journey around Brisbane as she comes to terms with her feelings for another man.
1 Sea Snakes Kate Hunter , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: Our Inside Voices : Reflections on COVID-19 2020; (p. 205-207)
1 ‘The Grace of Goodness’. John Saunders: Baptist Pastor and Activist, 1834–1848. A Documentary Biography : Review Kate Hunter , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 47 no. 1 2016; (p. 187)
— Review of The Grace of Goodness : John Saunders Baptist Pastor and Activist, Sydney 1834-1848 : a Documentary Biography Ken R. Manley , Barbara J. Coe , 2014 single work biography 'Baptist minister Rev. John Saunders is probably best known for his fiery sermon in 1838 during the Myall Creek trial, in which he scorched the NSW squattocracy for their barbarous treatment of local Aboriginal peoples. If you are not familiar with the sermon, ‘The Grace of Goodness’ is worth reading for this alone. But beyond Saunders’ humane and liberal views on the treatment of local peoples, this volume of his collected writings traverses several key issues of the colony in the 1830s and 1840s. Leading church historian Ken Manley and researcher Barbara Coe describe this book as a documentary biography, and they have produced a valuable and lively volume. Saunders was a generous correspondent with family and with the press. His writings are presented thematically, showing Saunders’ deep concern particularly with temperance and education in the colony. Manley and Coe have ensured the texts are richly and carefully annotated and each section is placed usefully in context. There is wonderful detail in Saunders’ writings on immigration and the long sea journey, religious family life and the preoccupations of siblings, and associational and public life in mid-nineteenth-century Sydney. The appendices offer strong genealogical information on Saunders’ family, and delightfully, a detailed list of those who subscribed to the building fund for the Baptist chapel on Bathurst Street and their occupations, from pastoralist Henry Dangar to servants and convict shoemakers. ...'
1 3 y separately published work icon A Curry for Murray Kate Hunter , Lucia Masciullo (illustrator), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2015 8142999 2015 single work picture book children's

'Molly made … slippery duck pasta for her brother's headmaster, spit-roasted geese for the local police, and Singapore noodles for the Montague poodles!

'After making a curry for her neighbour Murray, Molly's delicious dishes are in demand. Now everyone wants a taste of her cooking! Before long, Molly's making meals for people in her street, suburb and then people in other cities and even other countries.

'But when an unexpected accident means Molly can't cook, it's time for Molly to accept kindness in return from her neighbours.

'A fun and entertaining story about food, neighbours and kindness.' (Publication summary)
1 2 y separately published work icon Mosquito Advertising : The Crunch Campaign Kate Hunter , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2012 Z1867264 2012 single work children's fiction children's 'An exciting middle-reader adventure about a modern neighbourhood gang with all the charm of the Famous Five.

Mosquito Advertising is home from New York when the shocking news breaks: the government is banning advertising for soft drinks. All the work they've done to save Parfizz has been for nothing!

Katie is furious. Bans don't work, everyone knows that, and while the other soft drink companies weasel their way around the new rules, Mosquito Advertising plots to re-write them.

Katie reckons the key is to make ads for fruit as cool as ads for fizzy drinks. It's a great idea - all they have to do is convince the Prime Minister. But great ideas aren't always enough, especially when you're also dealing with paying clients, a missing kid, moody friends, shadowy enemies and a family set to triple in size.

In this new adventure, the world's first kid-run advertising agency discovers that sometimes the most important thing to sell isn't a thing, it's an idea.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 2 y separately published work icon Mosquito Advertising : The Blade Brief Kate Hunter , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2011 Z1788726 2011 single work children's fiction children's 'Katie is in trouble with the adults in her life. More trouble than she has ever been in before. Mosquito Advertising is taking up all her time and school seems boring and irrelevant. Who needs school when you're running your own advertising agency?
Katie promises she'll lift her game but things get complicated when Barry Sharp, billionaire owner of international airline Blade Air, offers Mosquito Advertising his account. Katie and her friends are flown to Sydney where everything seems too good to be true.
How can Katie keep such big news a secret from her mum? And what will she do when a local dog food company needs their help? Mosquito Advertising starts to crack under the strain as business gets in the way of friendship. Katie needs to work out what really matters if she is to save both.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Mosquito Advertising Kate Hunter , 2010 series - author children's fiction children's
1 Kate Hunter about Mosquito Advertising Kate Hunter , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 13-14)
1 8 y separately published work icon Mosquito Advertising : The Parfizz Pitch Kate Hunter , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2010 Z1699472 2010 single work children's fiction children's

'Katie Crisp has talent, it's just that the report card hidden in her room doesn't show it. School's out for another year and Katie is set to spend the summer lazing under the sausage tree in the backyard of the only home she's ever known. So, when she discovers that Parfitt's Family Soft Drink Company is about to be taken over by a corporate giant, leaving her mum out of a job and them both out of a home, it's time to finally show everyone what she's made of.

With her nose for trouble and her eye for advertising, and a little help from some neighbourhood friends, Katie declares Mosquito Advertising open for business. Pocket money and creative thinking can stretch a long way when everything that means anything to you is about to be destroyed.' (From the publisher's website.)
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