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The 10 most culturally powerful people in Australia in 2020

The 10 most culturally powerful people in Australia in 2020

What did Australia’s cultural power luminaries have in common this year? They rose to the challenge of a crisis, then set about making a difference.

Celeste Barber at the bushfire relief concert in Sydney. Her followers raised $51 million. 

Brook Turner

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There was only really one route to cultural power in Australia in 2020 and, unsurprisingly, it was crisis. Similarly, there was really only one criterion for this year’s list: the effectiveness of an individual’s response.

The degree to which it was for the common good. The quality of the leadership demonstrated. The difference it made.

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