Andrew Barr has led a positive agenda for Canberra since being elected ACT Chief Minister in 2014.He is the first openly gay politician to lead an Australian state or territory. He has improved the lives of Canberrans through major changes to the ACT’s tax system, leading the nation on climate action, reaching 100% renewable electricity and making Canberra the most LGBTIQ-friendly city in Australia. The ACT has a long history of inclusive LGBTIQ+ law reform. It was the first Australian jurisdiction to introduce a Human Rights Act and the first to legally recognise same-sex couples. The Territory has also introduced fairer birth certificate laws for trans and gender diverse individuals, removed direct discrimination for couples seeking to start a family, introduced protections for intersex people, and recorded the highest YES vote in the Australian Marriage Equality vote in 2017. Since Andrew became Chief Minister, Canberra has been ranked by the OECD as the best city in the world to live, and by Lonely Planet as one of the best cities in the world to visit.

Nicky Bath is currently the CEO of LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (formerly National LGBTI Health Alliance) the national peak health organisation in Australia for organisations and individuals that provide health-related programs, services and research focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people (LGBTI) and other sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse people and communities. Nicky has worked in the NSW Ministry of Health as the Manager of the Harm Reduction and Viral Hepatitis Branch as well as several senior positions at ACON, AIVL the national drug user organisation and the National Health Service (UK). Nicky is committed to advancing the health and human rights of marginalised communities.