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Recipients 2020

2020 Awards

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

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