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The emergency services workers who saved the life of a paramedic critically injured and trapped in an ambulance that was crushed in a head-on crash, are among the winners of St John Community Heroes Awards.
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Judges at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show taste, smell and eye off hundreds of breads in a bid to find the perfect loaf.
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Teenager Blessing Nyoni is among a record 996 merit award students in South Australia, many of whom are heading to Government House today to be formally recognised.
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| UpdatedAustralian of the Year recipient Alan Mackay-Sim used his acceptance speech to urge politicians to think beyond the political horizon when it comes to research funding — so where does Australia sit in comparison with the rest of the world?
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| UpdatedSportspeople, musicians, business leaders and humanitarians are among the New South Wales people to receive 2017 Australia Day honours.
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| UpdatedA Tanzania-born doctor who stared down racism while practicing as a GP in rural NSW is recognised in the Australia Day honours.
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| UpdatedQueensland's first female premier Anna Bligh, sports stars Bronte Campbell and Mick Fanning, and television presenter Kay McGrath are among 121 people across the state to be recognised in the Australia Day honours list.
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| UpdatedSince the death of her daughter Clea in 2005, Francis Rose has inspired many Canberrans through the difficult experience that is being a victim of serious crime. Today her work is recognised in the Australia Day honours.
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| UpdatedFrom quiet achievers to a former Supreme Court justice and the state's Governor, more than 20 Tasmanians are honoured in this year's Australia Day honours.
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| UpdatedA rock lover, two gold medallists and a mum doing all she can to find a cure for her son's rare bone marrow disease are just some of the South Australians honoured with Australia Day awards.
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| UpdatedFormer prime minister Julia Gillard is among those receiving Australia Day honours, but says a gender imbalance remains in how the gongs are distributed.
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| UpdatedEmeritus Professor Alan Mackay-Sim has spent decades studying nerve cells in the nose, leading to the first successful clinical trials to restore mobility to quadriplegic patients.
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| UpdatedMost scientists work for the benefit of humankind. But for Professor Alan Mackay-Sim, his work has given real hope.
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| UpdatedFormer Army chief David Morrison has endured a torrid 12 months embroiled in controversy and dogged by acrimony in military circles since becoming Australian of the Year.
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| UpdatedAn Indigenous leader working across a 350,000-square-kilometre area of Central Australia helping women raise strong and healthy children is among the nominees for Australian of the Year.
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Nicholas Marchesi and Lucas Patchett, who were named the 2016 Australians of the Year for founding the Orange Sky Laundry service for homeless people, tell the 2017 nominees to keep challenging themselves regardless of who takes away the award.
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A young woman who started the nation's first organisation for juvenile arthritis sufferers and a Country Fire Service volunteer are among South Australians to be recognised with Australia Day awards on Monday.
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The ABC talks to Courtney Radsch, advocacy director at the Committee to Protect Journalists, which received a spike in donations after Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech.
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| UpdatedDonald Trump was not at the Golden Globes, but he was there in spirit as the target of a slew of political barbs and an impassioned takedown by actress Meryl Streep. But the President-elect fired back, calling the actress "one of the most overrated" in Hollywood.
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| UpdatedCelebrities have descended on the red carpet at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, but who made the biggest impression?
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| UpdatedHere are the winners from the 2017 Golden Globes.
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| UpdatedNicole Kidman and Mel Gibson are among the winners at the AACTA International Awards — also known as the "Aussie Oscars" — in Los Angeles, but the Hollywood-centric La La Land takes out best picture.
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The top honour for Western Australia's secondary students is won by a pupil from academically selective public school Perth Modern for the third year in a row.
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From early-morning school runs to late-night party pick-ups, taxi driver of the year Karl Mibus shares some of the reasons why he returns to his cab each day.
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| UpdatedCricket writer and prominent transgender figure Catherine McGregor succeeds in her bid to be removed from the Australian of the Year honour roll, after a spat with national recipient David Morrison.
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