Free access to Social Protect Pro for Pathways to Politics alums

Pathways to Politics alums and current program participants can be provided a special Access Code to register for Social Protect Pro free of charge. Contact us to receive it.

If you are not an alum, you can access reduced features for free or register for a premium plan. Visit the Social Protect website for further info.

Georgie Purcell MP

Georgie Purcell is a Member of the Victorian Parliament Legislative Council, proudly representing the Animal Justice Party in Northern Victoria. She is also a Pathways to Politics alum.

She is committed to making sure everyone in Victoria is equal and respected, no matter their gender, sexuality, race, class, or anything else. Georgie’s key priorities are improving animal protection laws and vet care access, fighting to end injustices within horse and greyhound racing, banning duck shooting, supporting innovative plant-based agricultural developments, and protecting wildlife. Here to make a difference for animals, people and planet, Georgie ran for Parliament as she felt politics was not diverse enough, missing the voices of young women, including those with more colourful backgrounds.

Hayley Van Loon

Hayley Van Loon is an intelligence and national security professional committed to strengthening Australia’s resilience in the face of global threats. She currently serves as CEO of Crime Stoppers International and Founder of Magnolia Intelligence, a security intelligence consultancy firm. Hayley began her career in the Australian Intelligence Community and has spent nearly two decades advising governments, corporates and multilateral organisations on counter-terrorism, insider risk, organised crime and digital safety. After nearly a decade in the United States working at the intersection of security, technology and strategy, she returned to Australia in 2023 with a renewed focus on sovereign capability and public impact. 

Shane Britten

A former Director of two Australian intelligence agencies, Shane Britten has a strong background in intelligence, counter-terrorism and homeland security. He was deployed to 47 countries to build counter-terrorism capabilities, working on the largest legislative reforms undertaken within the Australian Intelligence Community and served as Parliamentary Liaison on behalf of the Australian security service. After leaving Government, he worked as the CEO of a multinational software firm before establishing his own counter-terrorism consultancy. More recently, after a family member was severely cyberbullied, he founded Social Protect, a company dedicated to combating online abuse, leveraging technology to protect users from harm on social media. Social Protect now works with major sports leagues and organizations in 9 countries, as well as celebrities, politicians and media outlets worldwide.