Recipients By the Year - Australian of the Year

Acknowledgements

Recipients 2026

2026 Awards

Australian of the Year

NT Dr Felix Ho ASM

QLD Dr Rolf Gomes

VIC Carrie Bickmore OAM

WA Dr Daniela Vecchio

NSW Dr Alison Thompson OAM

SA Katherine Bennell-Pegg

Senior Australian of the Year

SA Malcolm Benoy

NT Jenny Duggan OAM

QLD Cheryl Harris OAM

VIC Bryan Lipmann AM

WA Professor Kingsley Dixon AO

NSW Professor Henry Brodaty AO

Young Australian of the Year

NSW Nedd Brockmann

SA Chloe Wyatt-Jasper

NT Jaiden Dickenson

QLD Jarib Branfield-Bradshaw

VIC Abraham Kuol

WA Dr Haseeb Riaz and Gareth Shanthikumar

Local Hero

SA Ayesha Safdar

NT Ron Green BM ESM

QLD Ian Gay

VIC Linda Widdup

WA Frank Mitchell

NSW Theresa Mitchell