Sue-Anne Hunter is the inaugural National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, and a Wurundjeri and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman.

She is known for her work as Deputy Chair and Commissioner in Victoria’s Yoorrook Justice Commission, Australia's first formal First Peoples truth-telling inquiry. 

Sue-Anne is also a member of the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice Advisory Board, an Adjunct Professor of Global Engagement at Federation University and a PhD candidate at Monash University.

With a background in child and family services practice, Sue-Anne has over two decades’ clinical experience responding to developmental, transgenerational and community trauma. 

She is widely recognised for developing rights-based, transformative practice responses that empower Aboriginal people to heal from the continuing effects and processes of colonisation. 

Adjunct Professor Kellie Wilton is the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer for the Northern Territory and a national leader deeply committed to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

Working in partnership with communities, Elders, and Aboriginal health leaders across the NT, she leads the professional governance and strategic direction for more than 4,500 nurses and midwives delivering care in some of Australia’s most remote and culturally diverse settings. 

Kellie is a strong advocate for culturally safe, community‑led care and for the central role of First Nations nurses and midwives in shaping a more just, responsive, and self‑determined health system. 

Her leadership prioritises listening, relationships, and respect, centring the voices, knowledge, and strengths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in workforce design, policy reform, and system transformation. 

A key focus of Kellie’s work is strengthening Birthing on Country pathways that honour culture, connection, and women’s authority in childbirth. She works closely with the Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, community leaders, midwives, and First Nations scholars to advance evidence‑based, culturally grounded models of maternity care.

Through these partnerships, she supports locally led approaches that return birthing to communities, uphold cultural practices, and ensure families have access to safe, respectful, and community‑controlled care. 

Nationally, Kellie serves on the Australian Council of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers and chairs the AIHW National Miscarriage Advisory Group, where she works to ensure First Nations experiences, data sovereignty principles, and equity are embedded in national approaches to women’s health and wellbeing. 

Her previous work in the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care saw her lead significant professional reforms that expanded access, autonomy, and culturally safe models of midwifery and primary care. 

An Adjunct Professor, Associate Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Management, and Certified Health Manager, Kellie is committed to nurturing the next generation of leaders. 

She works closely with First Nations practitioners, scholars, and organisations to uplift Indigenous leadership, embed cultural safety, and support workforce excellence across Australia. 

Guided by partnership, purpose, and a deep respect for Country and Community, Adjunct Professor Wilton is dedicated to strengthening a health system where First Nations nurses and midwives lead, thrive, and drive lasting change.

Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE, is the first Chief Midwife for the International Confederation of Midwives. 

She has a passion for supporting midwives and health systems to ensure that all women and gender diverse people have the same maternity experiences and outcomes as those who have the best. 

She served for four years as the first Chief Midwifery Officer for the NHS in England and was one of two National Maternity Safety Champions appointed by the Department for Health and Social Care.

 Jacqueline is a registered nurse and midwife and a visiting Professor of Midwifery at Kings College London and London South Bank University. She has held senior positions in clinical practice, education, leadership and management including: Consultant Midwife, Director of Midwifery, Head of Nursing, Senior Lecturer, Curriculum Leader, Lead Midwife for Education, Professor of Midwifery. 

She has supported the education of Midwives Internationally through conference contributions and publications. She is the chair of the maternity advisory group for the Health and Race Observatory in England, a member of the Women of the Year management committee, Midwifery Ambassador for the ‘Saying Goodbye’ charity, Patron for Baby Lifeline and the Caribbean and African Health Network and midwifery advisor for the RCN Foundation. 

Noted as one of the Health Service Journal’s (HSJ) most influential people in health, in 2020, 2021, and 2022 she was also selected from over 100 nominations for inclusion in the Nursing Times Leaders 2015 list, that celebrates nurses and midwives who are pioneers, entrepreneurs, and inspirational role models in their profession. 

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the NHS in England in 2023, she has just been recognised by the Nursing Times as one of 75 nurses and midwives who have contributed in a significant way to the NHS. Recently she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Worcester University in the UK.

A Deadly, proud Butchulla, Mununjali and Woppaburra woman, Janty is based in Naarrm/Melbourne. 

In 2022, Janty won the Deadly Funny Grand Final at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She then started performing at festivals across Australia and the world, including adventures with the Aboriginal Comedy All Stars at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that same year. 

After nearly three decades in the workforce as a nurse and midwife, Janty has taken her life experience of understanding diverse people, improvising and rolling with the punches; pairing it with her infectious and uplifting energy to be a powerhouse on the stage.