Clean energy is the cheapest source of new power and in the Australian context, electricity prices have been rising because our electricity system is… - Amanda McKenzie

My parents both have a very strong ethos around social justice and were very passionate about helping in the community. It was never something they talked about, but my parents, both in their work and in the way that they showed up in the world, contributed to the community.

At school I was very passionate about music, drama and sport. We had a big kayaking focus at our school, and I was kayaking captain. I was also music captain and played the clarinet. In fact, I almost applied to do music at university. I was debating between music and science and then I had this moment when I was at schoolies in Byron Bay.

The world has learned just how problematic the disruption that the Covid-19 pandemic has been, but the mother of all disruptions remains climate change