Nominations for the 2025 Awards have now closed
It's now time for the selection panels to decide the state and territory recipients.
Learn more about the end to end process of becoming an Australian of the Year
Honouring our most exceptional Australians
Since its inception in 1960, the Australian of the Year Awards have provided a focal point for Australia Day celebrations and a forum for the recognition of outstanding achievement.
Explore the Honour Roll
Australian of the Year
Professor Georgina Long AO and Professor Richard Scolyer AO
Melanoma treatment pioneers
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Senior Australian of the Year
Yalmay Yunupiŋu
Teacher, linguist and community leader
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Young Australian of the Year
Emma McKeon AM
Olympian
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Local Hero
David Elliott OAM
Co-founder, Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History
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Australian of the Year
Senior Australian of the Year
NT
Leony Bowey
Australian of the Year
VIC
Janine Mohamed
Australian of the Year
SA
April Lawrie
Senior Australian of the Year
SA
Glyn Scott
Young Australian of the Year
NSW
Nikhil Autar
NSW
Nedd Brockmann
NSW
Taylor Hawkins
NSW
Sara Mansour
Australian of the Year
QLD
Marco Renai
