Brianna Parkins: ‘I have my feelings about the Rose of Tralee, but I’d be heartbroken if it were to disappear’

“Winter has officially landed in Sydney,” Brianna Parkins tells me. “Our summer has finally ended, with a bang. I’m overlooking the harbour now, and the waves! We don’t really get autumn or spring. It lurches from one extreme season to another. You’d miss the mild, soft days.”