The Australian Women's Weekly

Double act

In early March 2020 a group of actors were being miked up as they took their seats at a grand U-shaped table inside Amazon’s Australian headquarters. Scripts clutched in their hands, they swallowed nervously as they looked at the giant screen that was live-streaming them to the US; where the company’s top execs had gathered to take stock.

It was time to do the first read through of a script that had the weight of the nation’s expectations on its shoulders. Looking around her, Rebecca Gibney sensed the tension of the

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