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

Clean energy is the cheapest source of new power and in the Australian context, electricity prices have been rising because our electricity system is aging. It's inefficient. It's polluting. So, replacing that energy system with clean technology, with renewables, with storage, is absolutely a critical part of the recovery puzzle.

"I took myself off one morning and sat on the beach, and I remember thinking to myself, 'What do I want to do with my life?' It seems very naïve now, but I wrote down, 'I want to save the world from environmental pollution.'"