Anna Booth

Fair Work Ombudsman

Josh Bornstein

National Practice Leader, Maurice Blackburn

Tony Burke MP

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

Sen Hon Michaelia Cash

Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

Prof Rae Cooper AO

Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, University of Sydney

Rodney Croome AM

Equality Tasmania

Chris Dekker

Director of Industrial Relations, Red Union Support Hub

Dr Caleb Goods

UWA Business School

Justice Adam Hatcher

Fair Work Commission President

Jacqueline King

Queensland Council of Unions

Mary Mallett

Interim Disability Commissioner Tasmania

Thomas Mayo

Maritime Union of Australia, Referendum

Jess Munday

Secretary Unions Tasmania

Maree Norton

Barrister, Tasmanian and Victorian Bars

Liam O’Brien

Assistant Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions

Sen Barbara Pocock

Greens Spokesperson for Employment

John Rule

Principal Lawyer, Abuse Law Practice, Maurice Blackburn

Emily Shepherd

Secretary and CEO at Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, TAS

Jessica Tinsley

Director of Workplace Relations, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Nigel Ward

Business NSW, ABLA CEO

A/Prof Chris F Wright

Associate Professor, University of Sydney Business School, The University of Sydney

Prof Nareen Young

Associate Dean (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement), UTS Business School

  • Anna Booth

    Fair Work Ombudsman Anna commenced her new role as the Fair Work Ombudsman on 1 September this year. After nearly nine years as a Deputy President of the Fair Work Commission, in […]

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  • Nareen Young

    Associate Dean (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement), UTS Business School Nareen is Associate Dean (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement) at the University of Technology, Business School, Sydney. She also leads Jumbunna Indigenous Education and […]

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  • Mary Mallett

    Interim Disability Commissioner Tasmania Mary is the CEO of Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) based in Canberra, the national peak body for independent disability advocacy in Australia. DANA supports organisations in every […]

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  • Thomas Mayo

    National Indigenous Officer, Maritime Union of Australia, Referendum Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man. He is a union official with the MUA and is an […]

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  • Rodney Croome AM

    Equality Tasmania Rodney Croome AM is a long-time LGBTQIA+ equality advocate. Rodney led the successful campaign to decriminalise homosexuality in Tasmania, was a founder and national director of Australian Marriage Equality, and […]

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  • Tony Burke MP

    Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke is the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister for the Arts, and Leader of the House in the 47th Australian Parliament. Tony grew […]

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  • Nigel Ward

    Business NSW – ABLA CEO Nigel Ward is one of Australia’s leading advocates and practitioners in employee and industrial relations with more than 30 years of strategic business planning experience. As CEO […]

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  • Senator, the Honorable Michaelia Cash

    Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Senator Cash holds an Honours Degree in Law from the University of London and a Bachelor of Arts (Social Science) from Curtin University in Perth, […]

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  • Chris Dekker

    Director of Industrial Relations, Red Union Support Hub Chris Dekker is Director of Industrial Relations at Red Union Support Hub, a body that services more than 18,000 members of industrial associations including the […]

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  • Liam O’Brien

    Assistant Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions Liam was re-elected as Assistant Secretary at the ACTU Congress in July 2021. Before joining the ACTU Liam was the Victorian Assistant Secretary and National […]

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  • Josh Bornstein

    National Practice Leader, Maurice Blackburn Josh Bornstein is National Practice Leader of Maurice Blackburn’s Employment and Industrial Relations Group. Josh has over 20 years experience as an employment and industrial relations lawyer […]

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  • John Rule

    Principal Lawyer, Maurice Blackburn John Rule is a Principal Lawyer with Maurice Blackburn who operates the national abuse practice. He helps survivors of abuse seek compensation from at-fault institutions and perpetrators. John […]

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  • Jess Munday

    Secretary, Unions Tasmania Jessica is the Secretary of Unions Tasmania, the peak body for trade unions in the state, a role she has held for the past six years. She is the […]

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  • Emily Shepherd

    Secretary at Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Tasmanian Branch) and CEO of the Health Education and Research Centre Emily Shepherd is the Branch Secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Tasmanian […]

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  • Associate Professor Chris F Wright

    Associate Professor, University of Sydney Business School, The University of Sydney  Chris F Wright (PhD, Cambridge) is an Associate Professor in the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies at the University of […]

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  • Dr Caleb Goods

    UWA Business School Dr Caleb Goods is a prominent researcher and senior lecturer at UWA, based in the Management and Organisations department at the UWA Business School. He specialises in the future […]

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  • Senator Barbara Pocock

    Greens Spokesperson for Employment Barbara Pocock grew up on a mallee farm in South Australia. She is an economist and Emeritus Professor who has spent her life fighting for the rights of […]

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  • Jessica Tinsley

    Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jessica is General Counsel and Director of Workplace Relations at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the country’s largest and most representative business network. In […]

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  • Professor Rae Cooper AO

    Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, University of Sydney Professor Rae Cooper, AO is Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations. She is based in the Discipline of Work and Organisational […]

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  • Maree Norton

    Barrister, Tasmanian and Victorian Bars Maree has over 12 years of experience as a barrister. Her work focuses on investigations, inquiries and commissions, as well as work in the areas of the […]

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  • Jacqueline King

    Queensland Council of Unions Jacqueline King is the Assistant General Secretary of the Queensland Council of Unions, the peak union body in Queensland representing around 360,000 Queensland workers. Over the past 25 […]

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  • Justice Adam Hatcher

    Fair Work Commission President Adam Hatcher was appointed Judge of the Federal Court of Australia on 9 February 2023 and President of the Fair Work Commission on 19 February 2023. Prior to […]

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