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Recipients 2025

2025 Awards

Australian of the Year
VIC Neale Daniher AO - In Memoriam
ACT Megan Gilmour
TAS Sam Elsom
WA Dianne Haggerty and Ian Haggerty
QLD Geoffrey Smith
SA Professor Leah Bromfield
NSW Kath Koschel
NT Grant Ngulmiya Nundhirribala
Senior Australian of the Year
WA Brother Thomas Oliver Pickett AM
NSW Dr Karl Kruszelnicki AM
NT Michael Foley OAM
VIC Dr Peter Brukner OAM
ACT Marilyn Ralston and Peter Ralston OAM
TAS Associate Professor Penelope Blomfield
QLD Dr Bronwyn Herbert
SA Charles Jackson OAM
Young Australian of the Year
QLD Dr Katrina Wruck
SA Amber Brock-Fabel
NSW Maddison O’Gradey-Lee
NT Nilesh Dilushan
VIC Aishwarya Kansakar
ACT Daniel Bartholomaeus
TAS Ariarne Titmus OAM
WA Jack Anderson
Local Hero
ACT Vanessa Brettell and Hannah Costello
NT Mignon McHendrie
VIC Jasmine Hirst
TAS Keren Franks
WA Dr Jacinta Vu
QLD Claire Smith
SA Sobia Hashmi and Irfan Hashmi
NSW Martha Jabour OAM

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