2017 Australian of the Year Awards
All the action from the Australian of the Year Awards Lunch at the National Gallery of Australia followed by the Awards at the Great Hall Parliament House on January 25th, 2017 in in Canberra, Australia.
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2017 Australias Local Hero, Vicki Jellie (VIC) Photo: Elesa Kurtz -
![2017 Senior Australian of the Year Sister Anne Gardiner AM (NT).]()
2017 Senior Australian of the Year Sister Anne Gardiner AM (NT). Photo: Elesa Kurtz -
![2017 Young Australian of the Year Paul Vasileff (SA).]()
2017 Young Australian of the Year Paul Vasileff (SA). Photo: Elesa Kurtz -
![Australian of the year, Professor Alan Mackay-Sim, QLD, Biomedial scientist treating spinal cord injuries.]()
Australian of the year, Professor Alan Mackay-Sim, QLD, Biomedial scientist treating spinal cord injuries. Photo: Rohan Thomson -
![Australian of the year awards finalist Kate Swaffer, SA, Author and advocate for living beyond dementia.]()
Australian of the year awards finalist Kate Swaffer, SA, Author and advocate for living beyond dementia. Photo: Rohan Thomson -
![Australian of the year awards finalist Deng Adut, NSW, child soldier turned successful lawyer.]()
Australian of the year awards finalist Deng Adut, NSW, child soldier turned successful lawyer. Photo: Rohan Thomson -
![Australian of the year awards finalist Andrew Forrest, WA, Businessman, philanthropist and anti-slavery advocate.]()
Australian of the year awards finalist Andrew Forrest, WA, Businessman, philanthropist and anti-slavery advocate. Photo: Rohan Thomson -
![Australian of the year awards finalist Rosalie Martin, Tasmania, speech pathologist working to rehabilitate people in ...]()
Australian of the year awards finalist Rosalie Martin, Tasmania, speech pathologist working to rehabilitate people in the justice system. Photo: Rohan Thomson -
![Australian of the year awards finalist Andrea Mason, NT, Indigenous leader and business woman of the year 2016.]()
Australian of the year awards finalist Andrea Mason, NT, Indigenous leader and business woman of the year 2016. Photo: Rohan Thomson -
![Australian of the year awards finalist Paris Aristotle AM, VIC, Refugee, torture and trauma rehabilitation advocate.]()
Australian of the year awards finalist Paris Aristotle AM, VIC, Refugee, torture and trauma rehabilitation advocate. Photo: Rohan Thomson -
![Australian of the year awards finalist Alan Tongue, ACT, NRL Champion turned youth mentor and educator.]()
Australian of the year awards finalist Alan Tongue, ACT, NRL Champion turned youth mentor and educator. Photo: Rohan Thomson -
![2017 AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR - FINALISTS Alan Tongue, Andrea Mason, Andrew Forrest, Deng Adut, Kate Swaffer, Rosalie ...]()
2017 AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR - FINALISTS Alan Tongue, Andrea Mason, Andrew Forrest, Deng Adut, Kate Swaffer, Rosalie Martin, Alan Mackay-Sim. Photo: Rohan Thomson -
![2017 YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR - FINALISTS Abdullahi Alim, Arthur Alla, Bridie Duggan, Heidi Prowse, Jason Ball, ...]()
2017 YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR - FINALISTS Abdullahi Alim, Arthur Alla, Bridie Duggan, Heidi Prowse, Jason Ball, Mitch McPherson, Paul Vasileff, Taj Pabari. Photo: Rohan Thomson -
![2017 AUSTRALIA'S LOCAL HERO - FINALISTS Anthony Edler, Josephine Peter, June Osca, Reginald George Heading, Stasia ...]()
2017 AUSTRALIA'S LOCAL HERO - FINALISTS Anthony Edler, Josephine Peter, June Osca, Reginald George Heading, Stasia Dabrowski, Tejinder pal Singh, Vicki Jellie, Yasmin Khan. Photo: Rohan Thomson -
![Senior Australian of the Year Finalists Dick Telford, Dr John Knight, Lois Peeler, Margaret Steadman, Patricia Buckskin, ...]()
Senior Australian of the Year Finalists Dick Telford, Dr John Knight, Lois Peeler, Margaret Steadman, Patricia Buckskin, Peter Kenyon, Professor Perry Bartlett, Sister Anne Gardiner. Photo: Rohan Thomson
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