Electricity is a form of energy that starts with atoms. Atoms are too small to see, but they make up everything around us. The center of the atom has at least one proton and one neutron. At least one electron travels around the center of the atom at very great speed. Forcing electrons to flow from atom to atom can create electricity.
Most electricity used in Australia is produced at power plants.
Various energy sources are used to turn turbines. The spinning turbine shafts turn electromagnets that are surrounded by heavy coils of copper wire inside generators. This creates a magnetic field, which causes the electrons in the copper wire to move from atom to atom. Electricity leaves the power plant and is sent over high power transmission lines on tall towers. The very strong electric current from a power plant must travel long distances to get where it is needed.