Hutch Hussein

Hatice "Hutch" Hussein^[1] is an Australian feminist, activist, and social worker. She served as the elected State President of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) between 2016 and 2019.^[2][3] Upon taking this role, she became the first President in the party's 125-year history to be from an ethnic minority background, from a Muslim background, and from the LGBT community.^[4]

Hussein has also co-convened EMILY's List Australia to get progressive Labor women into Parliament^[5] and was a Founding Board Member for the Women's Rights Action Network - Australia (WRANA).^[6] Hussein has also worked for the Northern Migrant Resource Centre in Melbourne, and as a Ministerial Adviser in Education and Women's Affairs.^[1]

In 2019, Hussein called on members of the Victorian Labor to support women who have launched complaints of bullying and sexual harassment within the party.^[7]

At the 2022 Victorian state election Hussein ran unsuccessfully as the Labor candidate for the Electoral district of Polwarth, a district represented by conservative parties for over a century.^[8] In April 2026, she is again contesting in this electorate.^[9]