List of Queensland Australian of the Year award recipients

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The Queensland Australian of the Year Award is given annually on Australia Day. The announcement of the award has become a major public event in Australia, and is televised nationwide. The award "offers an insight into Australian identity, reflecting the nation's evolving relationship with world, the role of sport in Australian culture, the impact of multiculturalism, and the special status of Australia's Indigenous people". [1]

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The national level awards, four in total, are chosen exclusively from the state and territory award recipients.

The following is a list of the recipients of the Queensland Australian of the Year award. [2]

Recipients

Year of
award
NamePost
nominals
BornDiedComments
2004 Steve Irwin 19622006Naturalist, zoologist, conservationist.
2005 Bill Bristow Humanitarian.
2006Professor Ian Frazer 1953Clinical Immunologist and Inventor of the Cervical Cancer Vaccine
2007 David Conry YoungCare founder
2008 Lee Kernaghan OAM 1964Country Music Legend
2009 Bronwyn Sheehan Literacy advocate
2010Dr Chris Sarra Indigenous educator
2011Professor Noel Hayman Doctor
2012 Bruce Morcombe
Denise Morcombe
Child protection advocates
2013Professor Adele Green AC 1952Cancer researcher
2014 Li Cunxin 1961Ballet Director
2015 Hetty Johnston AM 1958Child protection activist
2016Group Captain Catherine McGregor AM 1956Distinguished RAAF officer
2017 Alan Mackay-Sim 1951Biomedical scientist treating spinal cord injuries
2018 Johnathan Thurston 1983NRL player and indigenous mentor
2019Detective Inspector Jon Rouse Distinguished Child protection Police Officer
2020 Rachel Downie Educator and social entrepreneur
2021Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM 1984Advocate for doctors with disabilities

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References

  1. "Awards History - Australian of the Year".
  2. Recipients – Australian of the Year