Young Australian of the Year finalists committed to helping those in need

Be it a passion they are born with or one they learn through circumstance, this year’s Young Australian of the Year finalists all share the same drive to better the world for others.

But with a variety of backgrounds behind their drive, including poverty, disability, misfortune or a foundation in humanitarianism, any award will be a footnote on what is already a long list of achievements.

A fighting spirit

When AFLW footballer Tayla Harris was taken, aged 12, by her father to a boxing gym to learn a “combat…