Team Members - Equality Australia

The Equality Australia team

Our small but passionate team is made up of dedicated law, policy and advocacy experts who have a long history of working for marriage equality and LGBTIQ+ rights.

Anna Brown, CEO (She/Her)

CEO Anna Brown’s fingerprints are on nearly every major reform for LGBTIQ+ people in recent years. She played a critical role in the campaign for marriage equality co-chairing the Equality Campaign and running the challenge to the postal plebiscite in the High Court.

Ghassan Kassisieh, Legal Director (He/Him)

Legal Director Ghassan Kassisieh has been involved in over a decade of LGBTIQ advocacy alongside a commercial litigation career in Australia and overseas.

Matthew Phillips, Engagement Director (He/Him)

Matthew is a strategist and communicator with over ten years’ experience in media relations, digital campaigning, political relations and policy engagement. Prior to joining Equality Australia, Matthew was the Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the Lord Mayor at the City of Sydney, Clover Moore. He has held senior roles in the humanitarian […]

Travis Larcombe, Digital Campaigner (They/Them)

Travis Larcombe (they/them) is an experienced digital and traditional Communications professional and storyteller with a wide range of experience in non-profit and public sector communications, working for organisations including the Australian Bureau of Statistics, UnitingCare Australia and GetUp!

Jack Slattery, Development Officer (He/Him)

Jack has spent the past 5 years working across all of Australia and some of Papua New Guinea as a solicitor with State and Federally funded centres to assist people who have been through more than their fair share of trauma, starting with people seeking asylum and people have experienced complex trauma like childhood sexual abuse.

Jacob White, Operations Coordinator (He/Him)

Jacob's background is in operations, campaigning, and urban planning. Before working at Equality Australia, he worked for federal MPs in Canberra and has over ten years' experience in professional politics and grassroots organising.