Watch: Gladys Berejiklian and Sally Capp on leading through the crisis

This year has been a testing time for all of Australia's political leaders. COVID-19 has seen an increase in the power of government, but at the same time, new scrutiny over how leaders are coping with the many complex demands of the current crisis.

Two leaders at the coal face are NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp, the 2019 winners of the McKinnon Prize for Political Leadership.