Brandy has over two decades of sex work experience across four countries & five Australian states/territories, under many different forms of legislation. With lived experience including neurodivergence, disability, mental health & intravenous drug use; Brandy is passionate about supporting other sex workers & lobbying for the full decriminalisation of sex work.

Emma Softly has been a sex worker in WA for nearly 20 years and is the President of SWEAR WA, Western Australia’s peer sex worker organisation providing peer support, education and advocacy to sex workers across the state. Emma has lived experience of brothel & survival sex work and trading sex for drugs, chronic illness, and mental health recovery.

Brandy has over two decades of sex work experience across four countries & five Australian states/territories, under many different forms of legislation. With lived experience including neurodivergence, disability, mental health & intravenous drug use; Brandy is passionate about supporting other sex workers & lobbying for the full decriminalisation of sex work.

Elena Jeffreys is a white 50-something cis-woman sex worker, injecting drug user and activist for social change. She is currently involved in the campaign to decriminalise sex work in Western Australia, and efforts to stop Border Force raids on Asian migrant sex worker workplaces. As a hobby she follows the regulation of porn in Australia.

Brandy has over two decades of sex work experience across four countries & five Australian states/territories, under many different forms of legislation. With lived experience including neurodivergence, disability, mental health & intravenous drug use; Brandy is passionate about supporting other sex workers & lobbying for the full decriminalisation of sex work.

Mish Pony (they/them) is Chief Executive Officer of Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association, the national peak body representing sex workers and sex worker organisations across Australia. With over a decade of experience in advocacy and governance, Mish has held multiple roles within Scarlet Alliance, including as the organisation's Trans and Gender Diverse Representative and Chief Operations Officer, before stepping into the CEO role. Mish's work centres on the intersection of sex worker rights, social justice and health equity, including advocacy on HIV and BBV prevention, decriminalisation, and the impacts of online content regulation on sex workers' access to health information and peer support. They have presented at conferences including the World Association for Sexual Health Congress (WAS2025) and ASHM's HIV & Sexual Reproductive Health Conference, and contribute regularly to public commentary through outlets such as Overland and Archer Magazine on sex work, censorship, and queer politics.