Briony Roelandts

Briony Roelandts is a campaign organiser and policy advisor, specialising in the prevention of family violence and the accessibility of reproductive healthcare in Australia.
 
Briony has worked as an organiser and advisor for a number of politicians. She has campaign credentials across state, territory and federal elections, working on campaigns in Queensland, Tasmania, Canberra and New South Wales.
 
In 2017, Briony co-founded Labor for Choice, an action network that successfully campaigned to change the Australian Labor Party’s platform on reproductive healthcare, including a commitment to legal, safe, affordable and accessible abortion. In 2019 she co-convened the New South Wales branch of Labor for Choice, who worked alongside organisations and activists to successfully decriminalise abortion in NSW.
 
In 2019, Briony completed the Harvard Kennedy School’s certificate in leadership, organising and action, under the tutelage of internationally renowned organiser Marshall Ganz. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University, where she specialised in Australian women’s history.