CENTRE OF MULTICULTURAL POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT, LITERACY, AND LEADERSHIP

Building Multicultural Australia’s National Civic Capability Infrastructure

The Centre of Multicultural Political Engagement, Literacy, and Leadership (COMPELL) is the only multicultural organisation that bridges the gap between community leadership and systemic power by providing a permanent utility for a resilient democracy.

We move beyond fragmented, inconsistent education to deliver a unified framework for civic excellence

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Solving the Systems Failure in Multicultural Representation

For too long, Australia has lacked a systematic approach to civic capability. This vacuum has left communities navigating complex systems without formal support or recognition.

COMPELL addresses this fundamental systems failure. We replace surface-level “diversity training” with Institutional Literacy—the strategic machinery required to navigate decision-making pathways and exercise influence across government and public institutions.

Driving Measurable Systemic Impact

COMPELL delivers Australia’s only pre-piloted, ready-to-deploy infrastructure designed to address Australia’s most pressing civic challenges. Our methodology focuses on high-level integration, moving beyond standard education to provide verified institutional outcomes.

Through our framework, COMPELL achieves:

Institutional Alignment: We equip leaders with the strategic fluency required to operate effectively within Australia’s most complex decision-making environments.
Operational Resilience: Our approach builds the critical analytical capacity necessary to navigate modern information landscapes and strengthen community integrity.
Executive-Level Governance: We establish a pathway for leaders to meet the highest benchmarks of accountability and ethical oversight required for national service.
Strategic Evidence Base: We generate the high-fidelity data required by policymakers to de-risk social cohesion interventions and inform long-term national strategy.

Strengthening National Civic Connectivity

Infrastructure is not just about frameworks; it is about the integration of people and systems. COMPELL facilitates high-level strategic convenings designed to foster intercultural bonds and accelerate participation in the national landscape.

These engagements serve as the “connective tissue” of our infrastructure, providing:

Intercultural Synergy: Building robust, trust-based relationships across diverse leadership cohorts to strengthen national social fabric.
Strategic Engagement Forums: Creating high-access environments where multicultural leaders engage directly with institutional decision-makers.
Knowledge Exchange: Facilitating the rapid transfer of institutional insights between seasoned practitioners and emerging leaders.

Strategic Pathways to Power

Through our Multicultural WHIP network’s “Power in Practice Program“, we are dismantling the barriers to the corridors of power for our multicultural women. We arm multicultural women with the tools to transition from community advocates to institutional leaders.

Our vision is a permanent national system for civic capability. We are building a future where multicultural leaders don’t just participate in the conversation—they hold the pen on the policy.
Tharini Rouwette – CEO, COMPELL

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Acknowledgement of Country

COMPELL’s work is conducted on what was and always will be the land of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We acknowledge and pay our respect to the Custodians of this land, Elders, past present and emerging.

We acknowledge the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have made an important contribution to this land and community, and continue to do so.

This land is, was, and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land.