The breakout stars of 2020: from the rise of the Swans to a very sweary man
Last modified on Tue 22 Dec 2020 00.52 EST This year served up a never-ending stream of catastrophes – from record-breaking bushfires to a virulent deadly disease – but 2020 also generated a new kind of breakout star. Scientists, public servants and a very sweary man: these are the Australians who rose to prominence in this highly unusual year. Shane Fitzsimmons The then commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Shane Fitzsimmons, became a symbol of the bushfire fight. Fitzsimmons, who now leads the new crisis agency Resilience NSW, was named the NSW Australian of the Year, ...
Source: theguardian.com