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Recipients 2026

2026 Awards

Australian of the Year
SA Katherine Bennell-Pegg
TAS Dr Jorian Kippax
NSW Dr Alison Thompson OAM
NT Dr Felix Ho ASM
QLD Dr Rolf Gomes
ACT Professor Rose McGready
VIC Carrie Bickmore OAM
WA Dr Daniela Vecchio
Senior Australian of the Year
NSW Professor Henry Brodaty AO
TAS Julie Dunbabin
SA James Currie
SA Malcolm Benoy
NT Jenny Duggan OAM
QLD Cheryl Harris OAM
ACT Heather Reid AM
VIC Bryan Lipmann AM
WA Professor Kingsley Dixon AO
Young Australian of the Year
NSW Nedd Brockmann
WA Dr Haseeb Riaz and Gareth Shanthikumar
TAS Alyssia Kennedy
SA Chloe Wyatt-Jasper
NT Jaiden Dickenson
QLD Jarib Branfield-Bradshaw
ACT Sita Sargeant
VIC Abraham Kuol
Local Hero
WA Frank Mitchell
TAS Emily Briffa
NSW Theresa Mitchell
SA Ayesha Safdar
NT Ron Green BM ESM
QLD Ian Gay
ACT Ben Alexander
VIC Linda Widdup

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