Honouring our most exceptional Australians
Since its inception in 1960, the Australian of the Year Awards has provided a focal point for Australia Day celebrations and a forum for the recognition of outstanding achievement
Australian of the Year
Grace Tame
Advocate for survivors of sexual assault Read More Senior Australian of the Year Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann AM Aboriginal activist, educator and artist Read More Young Australian of the Year Isobel Marshall Social entrepreneur Read More Local Hero Rosemary Kariuki Advocate for migrant and refugee women Read More
Grace Tame
Advocate for survivors of sexual assault Read More Senior Australian of the Year Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann AM Aboriginal activist, educator and artist Read More Young Australian of the Year Isobel Marshall Social entrepreneur Read More Local Hero Rosemary Kariuki Advocate for migrant and refugee women Read More
Australian of the Year
NT
Dr Wendy Page
NT
Dorrelle Anderson
NT
Margaret Chamberlain
NT
Megan Hoosan
Senior Australian of the Year
NT
Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann AM
NT
Dr Ollapallil Jacob
NT
Jimmy Shu
NT
Beverley Shuker
Young Australian of the Year
NT
Stuart McGrath
NT
Matthew Axten
NT
Nicole Civitarese
NT
Dr Sanjay Joseph
Australian of the Year
TAS
Grace Tame
TAS Dr Madeline Green TAS Dr George Razay TAS Joe & Fiona Riewoldt
Grace Tame
TAS Dr Madeline Green TAS Dr George Razay TAS Joe & Fiona Riewoldt
Young Australian of the Year
TAS
Toby Thorpe
TAS
Robert Bramley
TAS
Rulla Kelly-Mansell
TAS
Luke Williams
Australian of the Year
VIC
Donna Stolzenberg
VIC
Stephen Bevington
VIC
Kate Jones & Amanda Hose
VIC
Associate Professor Thomas Oxley
Senior Australian of the Year
VIC
Bich Cam Nguyen
VIC
Lorna Prendergast
VIC
Professor Geoffrey Sussman
VIC
Dr Rodney Syme AM
Young Australian of the Year
VIC
Tayla Harris
VIC
Nathaniel Diong
VIC
Keeley Johnson
VIC
Dylan Langley
Australian of the Year
SA
Tanya Hosch
SA
Jennifer Howard
SA
Dr Joy O'Hazy
SA
Professor Nicola Spurrier
Senior Australian of the Year
SA
Professor Richard Bruggemann
SA
Dr David Squirrell
SA
Pamela Catcheside
SA
Peter Mungkuri OAM
Australian of the Year
ACT
Professor Brendan Murphy
ACT
Brigadier Alison Creagh AM CSC (Ret’d)
ACT
Caroline Hughes
ACT
Patricia Turner AM
Senior Australian of the Year
ACT
Patricia Anderson AO
ACT
Kerry Allen
ACT
Dr David Headon
ACT
Beverley Orr OAM
Australian of the Year
NSW
Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM
NSW
Grace Brennan
NSW
Andrew Denton
NSW
Craig Foster
Senior Australian of the Year
NSW
Aunty Isabel Reid
NSW
Doug Cameron
NSW
George Chapman
NSW
Professor Neil Weste
Young Australian of the Year
NSW
Nathan Parker
NSW
Isabella Bain
NSW
Joseph Bennett
NSW
Bronte Hendricks
Australian of the Year
QLD
Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM
QLD
Ronnie Benbow
QLD
Dr Rolf Gomes
QLD
Melissa McGuinness
Senior Australian of the Year
QLD
Aunty McRose Elu
QLD
Carmel Crouch
QLD
Jeanette Johnstone
QLD
Betty Taylor
Young Australian of the Year
QLD
Daniel & William Clarke
QLD
Annabel McKay
QLD
Dr Alexander Tedman
QLD
D’Arcy Witherspoon
Australian of the Year
WA
Professor Helen Milroy
WA
Professor William M Carroll
WA
Professor Chemmangot Nayar
WA
Professor Mark Newman
Senior Australian of the Year
WA
Dr Richard Walley OAM
WA
Marion Blackwell AM
WA
Ron Manners AO
WA
Ngarralja Tommy May