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Recipients 2020

2020 Awards

Australian of the Year
SA Dr James Muecke AM
WA Annie Fogarty AM
NSW Professor Munjed Al Muderis
NT Dr Geoffrey Thompson AM
ACT Katrina Fanning AO PSM
VIC Archie Roach AM - In Memoriam
TAS Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas
QLD Rachel Downie
Senior Australian of the Year
WA Professor John Newnham AM
QLD Peter Dornan AM
SA Sylvia McMillan
NSW Sue Lennox AM
NT Dr B Marika AO - In Memoriam
ACT Sue Salthouse - In Memoriam
VIC Dr Raymond Shuey AM APM
TAS Dr Graeme Stevenson OAM
Young Australian of the Year
QLD Ash Barty AO
VIC Taya Davies
TAS Will Smith
WA Yarlalu Thomas
SA Zibeon Fielding
NSW Corey Tutt OAM
ACT Madeline Diamond
Local Hero
NSW Bernie Shakeshaft
QLD Adjunct Assistant Professor Nick Marshall
WA Suzy Urbaniak
SA Emmah Money
NT Shirleen Campbell
ACT Julia Rollings
VIC Josephine Jones OAM
TAS Thomas Windsor

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