While pundits and advocates alike try to figure out what makes our new politicians tick, there’s another cohort of first timers that are worth considering as NFPs jostle for attention and bandwidth over the coming months – our new frontbenchers – some of whom have been in parliament for less than five years.

The election result has transformed the political landscape. Sector advocates need to act accordingly. Margaret Quixley and Cara Schultz of Impact Collective give some pointers for navigating the new paradigm.

I knew from a young age that I wanted to make a difference in the world. I didn’t always know what that would look like. In primary school it was as a first aid volunteer on weekends for St John Ambulance. In high school it was protesting against war. In university I took a keen interest in policy and politics, swept up in Obamamania and later the appointment of Australia’s first female Prime Minister.