Senior Associate in Maurice Blackburn’s Employment and Industrial Law practice. She has been a supporter of the Young Workers Centre since its inception in 2015.

Amanda is the Assistant Secretary of Victorian Trades Hall Council. 

Before starting her current role at the United Workers Union, Jess spent 10+ years working as a chef. Issues like rampant sexual harassment and wage theft inspired her to become a union activist and, ultimately an organiser of young hospo workers to help fight these issues across the industry. 

Peter retired after 29 years as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia in 2013. Previously, he practised as a barrister in Melbourne, covering a wide variety of areas, with a specialisation in industrial law. He has a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Civil Law from Oxford University. While a judge, Peter also served as a judge of the Industrial Relations Court of Australia, a Presidential Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Aboriginal Land Commissioner, and a Deputy President of the National Native Title Tribunal.

In his retirement, he has pursued an interest in language issues in legal systems.  He has completed a Master of Applied Linguistics at the University of New England and continues to teach and to publish in the field of forensic linguistics. 

Gabriel Dain is Operations Manager at the Migrant Workers Centre and leads their community education and outreach programs. With more than 15 years of experience in migrant worker rights and community organising, he has held roles at the United Workers Union, Victorian Trades Hall Council, and now the Migrant Workers Centre.

Madeleine O’Brien is an Associate in Hall Payne’s employment and industrial relations team. She is a member of the Industrial Relations Society of Victoria, Victorian Women Lawyers and the Law Institute of Victoria.

Leon is a Senior Lawyer at the Portable Long Service Authority, administering Victoria's portable long service benefits scheme. Before moving to government, he was a solicitor at Young Workers Centre for four years. Leon cares deeply about helping young workers enforce their legal rights. 

Darcy became involved with YWC through our Student Advocate program while studying his Bachelor of Laws. The Centre’s focus on the economic and civil rights of young people definitively reshaped his interest in law from criminal to employee advocacy and he now works as an industrial officer for ASMOF Victoria. 

Ella Rowe is a National Legal Officer at the Maritime Union of Australia and Board Secretary of the Women’s Legal Service NSW. She is passionate about strengthening access to justice and advocating for the rights of working people.