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.
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.
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.
Read MoreLegal Director Ghassan Kassisieh has been involved in over a decade of LGBTIQ advocacy alongside a commercial litigation career in Australia and overseas.
Read MoreMatthew is a strategist and communicator with over ten years’ experience in media relations, digital campaigning, political relations and policy engagement.
Read MoreJacob manages fundraising, partnerships, and development at Equality Australia. Previously, he spent eight years in Canberra working for progressive Labor MPs and during the postal survey he became director of the campaign in the ACT. Jacob is also a passionate advocate for people living with HIV.
Read MoreBrisbane-based Ymania is Samoan by birth and is a proud Faa’fafine Trans Woman from the Pacific who has driven Pacific trans activism and in a number of countries.
Read MoreOliver is a lawyer and campaigner with diverse experience in non-profit and public sector organisations. He is dedicated to supporting and creating social change.
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