Ingrid J. Adams is the author of the Descended series, an epic young adult love story steeped in fantasy.

Tim Ayliffe’s 'real-world' thriller novels have been informed by his 25-year career as a journalist in Australia and around the world. He writes about espionage, extremism, politics and the global power games at play in the 21st Century.

Julia Baird is a globally renowned author and award-winning journalist with a PhD in History. She writes columns for The New York Times and The Sydney Morning Herald, and has previously worked with Newsweek and the Philadelphia Inquirer in the USA.

Allan Behm specialises in international and security policy development, political and security risk evaluation, policy analysis and development, and negotiating the policy/politics interface with the Australia Institute.

Constantine Campbell is Professor and Research Director at the Sydney College of Divinity, and is the author of 17 books addressing ancient Greek, New Testament interpretation, and contemporary Christianity.

Edward Acton Cavanough is a journalist, researcher and policy analyst based in Adelaide. He has reported from Afghanistan, China, Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor Leste, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands.

Kim Cornish AM is a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor and Director of the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University.

Fiona Crawford (Fred) is a writer, editor, and researcher whose work spans social and environmental issues, the arts, and football.

Miranda Darling is a writer, poet, and co-founder of Vanishing Pictures. She has published two thrillers, a novel, and a non-fiction work on the Empress of Iran.

Cocoa Deep-Amek (also known as Cocoa the Conscious) is a poet and hip-hop artist from Sydney, of Ghanaian and Lebanese heritage.

Liz Deep-Jones is an author, journalist, producer, presenter, film maker, curator and the inaugural Freilich Arts/Media and Activism Fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra.

Greg Downes is an academic with Southern Cross University who became aware of the many injustices and discriminations faced by young girls and women in their pursuit of playing football (soccer) when his daughter was a junior player.

Sara Dowse was inaugural head of the Prime Minister’s department’s women’s unit from 1974 to 1977, which under her leadership became the office of women’s affairs.

Mark Edele is Hansen Professor in History and Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne. He is the author of six books on the history of the Soviet Union, including Stalinism at War: The Soviet Union in World War II (2021), and most recently Russia’s War Against Ukraine (2023).

Gavin Fang is Editorial Director of the ABC and is one of Australia’s most experienced news executives, with 25 years in print and broadcast journalism.

Luke Fischer is a poet and philosopher. His books include the poetry collections A Gamble for my Daughter (2022), A Personal History of Vision (2017) and Paths of Flight (2013).

Michelle Ford Eriksson MBE was an Olympic gold and bronze medallist in swimming at the Moscow Olympics in 1980, and dual world record holder.

Craig Foster AM is a former professional football player in Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and England, Socceroo, as well as human rights campaigner.

Catherine Fox AM is a journalist, author, and presenter and one of Australia’s leading experts on leadership, diversity, the future of workplaces, and the status of women.

Sally Freedman is a sport industry executive who has worked at major sport events including the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA EURO 2020.