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Recipients 2017

2017 Awards

Australian of the Year
QLD Emeritus Professor Alan Mackay-Sim AM - In Memoriam
WA Andrew Forrest AO
SA Kate Swaffer
NSW Deng Adut
NT Andrea Mason OAM
ACT Alan Tongue
VIC Paris Aristotle AO
TAS Rosalie Martin
Senior Australian of the Year
NT Sister Anne Gardiner AM
VIC Lois Peeler AM
TAS Margaret Steadman
WA Peter Kenyon OAM
SA Patricia Buckskin PSM
NSW Dr John Knight AM - In Memoriam
ACT Dick Telford AM
QLD Professor Perry F Bartlett AO FAA
Young Australian of the Year
SA Paul Vasileff
NSW Arthur Alla
NT Bridie Duggan
ACT Heidi Prowse OAM
QLD Taj Pabari
VIC Jason Ball
TAS Mitch McPherson
WA Abdullahi Alim
Local Hero
VIC Vicki Jellie AM
SA Reginald George Heading - In Memoriam
NSW Josephine Peter
NT Tejinder pal Singh
ACT Stasia Dabrowski OAM - In Memoriam
QLD Yasmin Khan
TAS Anthony Edler
WA June Oscar AO

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