Australian of the Year
The Australian of the Year is an award presented on Australia Day (26 January) every year to an important Australian. The awards began in 1960 and are supported by the Australian government and several major companies.[1] The awards are given by the National Australia Day Council. Over the years it has grown to include the Young Australian of the Year and the Senior Australian of the Year. An award to honor people at a local community level has also been developed as the Australian Local Hero.[1] The first Australian of the Year was Nobel Prize winner, Sir Macfarlane Burnet.
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The first Australian of the Year Sir Macfarlane Burnet, Australian of the Year 1960
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Sir Robert Helpmann, Australian of the Year 1965
John Farnham was Australian of the Year in 1987
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Recognising the role of Aboriginal Australians, Mandawuy Yunupingu, frontman of Yothu Yindi, was Australian of the Year in 1992
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Fiona Stanley, Australian of the Year 2003, running with Summer Olympic Torch 2008
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Ita Buttrose, Australian of the Year 2013
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Dame Joan Sutherland, Australian of the Year 1961
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Slim Dusty, Australian Senior of the Year
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Maggie Beer, Senior Australian of the Year 2010
