Allison Britt is the Director of Mineral Resources Advice and Promotion at Geoscience Australia, Australia’s national geoscience organisation. She leads Geoscience Australia’s provision of technical advice on mineral resources to the Australian Government, supporting the implementation of legislation and policy development, as well as the National Mine Waste Assessment under the Exploring for the Future program.

Allison is a graduate of the Australian National University and spent her early career with CSIRO Exploration and Mining working on gold geochemistry in the Yilgarn. She has also worked overseas as a share trader, scientific editor and contract geologist. Allison began her work at Geoscience Australia with the uranium group before specialising in the annual inventory of Australia's mineral resources. In recent years, Allison has focused on attracting international minerals investment into Australia and supporting the Australian Government’s critical minerals strategy. Allison has considerable experience in public outreach, working with radio, print and television to explain the role that minerals play in our lives.