Brooke Boney, a Gamilaroi Gomeroi woman, didn’t necessarily imagine she’d be sitting in Parliament as a political reporter before she’d even graduated university. Not to mention shadowing Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott on the 2013 campaign trail soon after. But for the forthright and funny Triple J Breakfast news presenter, jumping into the deep end—and thriving there—has been a hallmark of her extraordinary career to date. Here, she shares how she’s adapted to her grueling schedule (cue the bone broth and yoga), the complexities of being an Indigenous woman in Australia, and how finding joy in the everyday has become a coping mechanism. Today, she shares Her Agenda.

On her morning routine: