Who made a difference in Australia this year? Who made us laugh,cry and think? Who shifted the dial for the better? Here is our inaugural list of the nation’s most compelling movers and shakers.
Scott Morrison:“Cunning. A little Machiavellian. And not to be underestimated."Plus:Jacqui Lambie and Philip Lowe.
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant:"There is a global rethink going on about how to civilise the internet,and Inman Grant is a worldwide pioneer.” Plus:Joe Hockey and Andrew Hastie.
Ash Barty:the world No. 1"outthinking her opponents instead of relying on power". Plus:Steve Smith and Craig Foster.
Akshay Venkatesh:this Perth-raised mathematician and professor is"one of Australia’s greatest minds". Plus:Lisa Harvey-Smith and Jacques Miller.
Joe Ibrahim:the geriatric medicine specialist exposing the"astonishing"truth behind some nursing-home deaths. Plus:David Caldicott and Wendy McCarthy.
Peter Shergold:this university chancellor's reforms"could be felt in schools,universities and workplaces for decades". Plus:Geoff Masters and Vicki Baczynskyj.
The corporate heavyweights speaking up on social issues:Atlassian boss Mike Cannon-Brookes,Qantas head Alan Joyce and retiring BHP CEO Andrew Mackenzie. Plus:our whistleblowers,and Melanie Perkins.
The climate strike kids:"Many were scolded as ‘inner-city puppets’,but the stories in the streets were different."Plus:Kate McBride,Grace Brennan,Brynn O’Brien and Emma Herd.
Baker Boy,the adored Indigenous hip-hop artist promoting"positive blackness",and Tones and I,the former busker who's had the longest-running No. 1 song in ARIA chart history. Plus:Trent Dalton and Adut Akech Bior.
Adam Goodes:when two biopics brought the former AFL star back into the spotlight,he wasn't comfortable – but knew they'd enhance an important national conversation. Plus:Dylan Alcott,Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell.