Q:Facts:   - party: labor    - office: member metropolitan region of the western australian legislative council for south      - university: university of western australia    - birth date: 27 may 1962    - term start: 22 may 2001    - name: kate doust    - birth place: kalgoorlie , western australia   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kate doust .
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catherine esther -lrb- kate -rrb- doust -lrb- born 27 may 1962 -rrb- is an australian politician .she has been a labor member of the western australian legislative council since 2001 , representing the region of south metropolitan .kate doust was born in kalgoorlie , western australia .she graduated with a bachelor of arts from the university of western australia .kate doust is the shadow minister for industrial relations ; commerce ; small business ; trade ; electoral affairs and is deputy leader of the opposition in the legislative council .