Kate came from a medical science background and moved into health promotion and journalism.
In 1999, she established Siblings Australia (www.siblingsaustralia.org.au) which focuses on supporting siblings of children/adults living with disability or chronic illness.
Her first book, Siblings, was published in Australia in 2002, followed by a UK version in 2004 (last on the list) and then the US version (Being the Other One) in 2005.
They are all the same book inside but each publisher in the three different countries wanted a different title and cover. Very confusing for readers!
In 2014 a revised edition of Siblings was published in Australia (2nd on list below)