Adele Sutton serves as Head of Policy & Advocacy at the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA), where she champions the interests of small businesses in Australia. A highly experienced regulatory lawyer with expertise in competition, consumer, and privacy law, she previously led legal and policy initiatives at Direct Selling Australia for over six years. Adele represents small business concerns to government agencies and regulators as well as appearing at Senate inquiries. Her strategic advocacy work at COSBOA focuses on creating a more supportive regulatory environment for Australia’s small business sector.