General Manager
Anika Baset
Anika Baset is a lawyer specialising in public law and human rights. She is passionate about the realisation of economic, social and cultural rights and access to justice for marginalised communities. At present, her work is focused on the rights of people with disability and mental illness, including issues affecting vulnerable people under State guardianship and those facing compulsory treatment in detention. She has previously worked on economic and social rights issues as a legal aid lawyer, on children’s rights in the United Kingdom, at a war crimes trial in Cambodia and on environmental rights and conflict resolution in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University, where she graduated with a university medal, and a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne.
Editor in Chief
Roselina Press
Roselina Press (she/her) is an editor, writer and communications specialist. She works as the Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Communications for Ellen Sandell, Leader of the Victorian Greens and the Victorian Greens MPs. She is also on the board of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN Australia), and has previously worked at the Human Rights Law Centre and Oxfam Australia.
Roselina also co-edited the anthology Poetic Justice: Contemporary Australian Voices on Equality and Human Rights (2014), which was nominated for a Literature Award at the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Human Rights Awards.
She holds a Master of International Relations (First Class Hons) from the University of Melbourne.
Literary and Arts Editor
Stephen Zavitsanos
Stephen Zavitsanos (he/him) is an editor and writer with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Creative Writing, from the University of Melbourne. He is currently the photography manager for Farrago Magazine. He is also the editor-in-chief of Unite Zine, an official not-for-profit fundraising magazine supporting the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
He has read poetry for Frontier Poetry, edited non-fiction, reviews, and creative pieces for Farrago Magazine, and worked as an editorial intern for Red Room Poetry and Above Water Anthology. His poem “Sick of Siken” was shortlisted for the Dorothy Porter Award for Poetry in 2022.
Investigations Editor
Gina McColl
Gina McColl is head of Investigations at Right Now, and founder of investigation agency The Tell and media consultancy Women’s Agency. Previously an award-winning journalist and editor at The Age, The Sunday Age and BRW, and Investigative Journalism lecturer at the University of Melbourne, she played a leading role in editorial independence, gender equity, public broadcasting and law reform campaigns as a director of the Walkley Foundation, vice-president of journalists’ union MEAA, and at the ABC and Andrew Denton’s Go Gentle Australia.
Marketing Managers
Corey Lisle
Corey leads marketing and promotion at Right Now. Prior to joining, Corey worked in a senior role in the digital marketing space for over four years. He has also been involved in political communications for over three years. Corey is a technology professional whose experience includes search marketing, programmatic marketing, funnel optimisation, digital communications, direct marketing, Scrum and analytics. Corey holds a Bachelor of Communication (Media) from RMIT and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Monash University.
Leila Lois
Leila Lois is a writer, dancer, curator and media specialist of Kurdish-Celtic origin, based on Wurundjeri land and raised in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Leila has had her stories, poetry and essays published in Australia, New Zealand and North America and curated several exhibitions and performances centring around ancestry and human rights.
Board Chair
Tess McGuire
Tess is an Associate at MinterEllison, specialising in media and communications law. A young litigator, Tess was recognised as ‘Rising Star of the Year 2023’ by Lawyers Weekly’s Women in Law Awards. Tess was a member of the team that led Nine’s landmark defence of investigative journalists who reported on the alleged war crimes committed by Ben Roberts-Smith in Afghanistan. Tess is a strong advocate for access to justice and has extensive pro bono experience including as a Pro Bono Lawyer for the Arts Law Centre of Australia and a secondee to the Human Rights Law Centre. Tess was an Associate to the Honourable Justice Murphy at the Federal Court of Australia and holds a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne. Tess is committed to protecting and strengthening human rights and press freedom in Australia.
Secretary
Adelina Onicas
Adelina (she/her) is a communications and campaigns specialist with a background in arts and political advocacy. She most recently served as Senior Adviser to former Victorian Greens Leader Samantha Ratnam MLC, shaping campaigns and public engagement. Before stepping into political work, Adelina led communications across the arts and cultural sector, including with the Centre for Contemporary Photography, Open House Melbourne, Castlemaine Art Museum, ARC ONE Gallery, and the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
Grounded in both creative and strategic practice, she brings a deep commitment to democratic participation, social justice, and public conversations that are clear, inclusive, and meaningful.
Treasurer
Katherine Sivieng
Katherine is a finance professional whose experience includes accounting, audit, reporting, risk, operations and management. Katherine most recently worked as the Finance Director of Social Ventures Australia. She has previously worked at the Sydney Opera House and Australian Broadcasting Corporation, as well at Deloitte in Sydney and the Royal Bank of Scotland in London. Katherine is passionate about the role of the Arts, storytelling and community in society. Her personal projects include co-founding, organising and teaching at community dance events. She is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts and Commerce from the University of Sydney.