List of Young Australian of the Year Award recipients explained

The Young Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1979, and recognises those aged 16 to 30 who are considered exceptional young Australians. 1993 was the only year in which an award was not given.

Year of
award		NameNotes
1979Julie Sochacki[1]
1980Peter Hill
1981Paul Radley
1982
1983Michael Waldock
1984
1985
1986
1987Marty Gauvin
1988
1989Brenden Borellini
1990
1991
1992
1993No award made: period of award changed from the previous year to the year ahead in 1994;
i.e. Kieren Perkins was named Young Australian of the Year for 1992 in 1993 and
Anna Bown was named Young Australian of the Year for 1994 in 1994
1994Anna Bown
1995Poppy King
1996Rebecca Chambers
1997
1998Tan Le
1999Bryan Gaensler
2000
2001James Fitzpatrick
2002Scott Hocknull
2003
2004Hugh Evans
2005Khoa Do
2006Trisha Broadbridge
2007Tania Major
2008
2009Jonty Bush
2010
2011
2012
2013Akram Azimi[2]
2014
2015Drisana Levitzke-Gray[3]
2016[4]
2017Paul Vasileff[5]
2018[6]
2019Danzal Baker[7]
2020Ashleigh Barty[8]
2021 Isobel Marshall[9]
2022Dr Daniel Nour MD[10]
2023Awer Mabil[11]
2024Emma McKeon[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian of the Year Awards — Award Recipients. Australianoftheyear.org.au. 4 February 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100212090141/http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/?action=list&type=2&cat=2. 12 February 2010.
  2. News: Afghan refugee wins Young Australian of the Year. AM. ABC News. Australia. 26 January 2013. 25 January 2015. transcript. Hall, Ashley.
  3. News: Australian of the Year: Rosie Batty awarded top honour for efforts to stop family violence. ABC News. Australia. 25 January 2015. 25 January 2015.
  4. News: Mobile laundry founders Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett named Young Australians of the Year. 25 January 2016. The Sydney Morning Herald. Knott. Matthew. 17 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Young Australian of the Year 2017.
  6. News: Sam Kerr named Young Australian of the Year for Matildas exploits and work advocating for women's sport . Elise . Pianegonda . staff . ABC News . 25 January 2018 . 25 January 2018 .
  7. News: Rapper Danzal Baker earns Australian award . SBS News . 25 January 2019.
  8. News: Ash Barty wins Young Australian of the Year, capping great year for world number one tennis player. ABC News. Australia. 25 January 2020. 25 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Isobel Marshall - Australian of the Year. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031003131/https://australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/isobel-marshall/2276/. dead. 31 October 2020.
  10. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/2022-australian-of-the-year-award-recipients-announced/100780998 Paralympian and disability advocate Dylan Alcott named 2022 Australian of the Year
  11. Web site: Sakkal . Paul . 2023-01-25 . Body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt named Australian of the Year . 2023-01-25 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  12. Web site: McKeon . Emma . 2023-01-25 . Olympian Emma McKeon is the 2024 Young Australian of the Year . 2023-01-25 . ABC . en.

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