List of Young Australian of the Year Award recipients
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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.
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Year of award |
Name | Notes |
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1979 | Julie Sochacki | [1] |
1980 | Peter Hill | |
1981 | Paul Radley | |
1982 | Mark Ella AM | |
1983 | Michael Waldock | |
1984 | Jon Sieben OAM | |
1985 | Deahnne McIntyre OAM | |
1986 | Simone Young AM | |
1987 | Marty Gauvin | |
1988 | Duncan Armstrong OAM | |
1989 | Brenden Borellini | |
1990 | Cathy Freeman OAM | |
1991 | Simon Fairweather OAM | |
1992 | Kieren Perkins OAM | |
1993 | No 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 | |
1994 | Anna Bown | |
1995 | Poppy King | |
1996 | Rebecca Chambers | |
1997 | Nova Peris-Kneebone OAM | |
1998 | Tan Le | |
1999 | Bryan Gaensler | |
2000 | Ian Thorpe OAM | |
2001 | James Fitzpatrick | |
2002 | Scott Hocknull | |
2003 | Lleyton Hewitt AM | |
2004 | Hugh Evans | |
2005 | Khoa Do | |
2006 | Trisha Broadbridge | |
2007 | Tania Major | |
2008 | Casey Stoner AM | |
2009 | Jonty Bush | |
2010 | Mark Donaldson VC | |
2011 | Jessica Watson OAM | |
2012 | Marita Cheng AM | |
2013 | Akram Azimi | [2] |
2014 | Jacqueline Freney OAM | |
2015 | Drisana Levitzke-Gray | [3] |
2016 | Nic Marchesi OAM Lucas Patchett OAM |
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2017 | Paul Vasileff | [5] |
2018 | Samantha Kerr OAM | [6] |
2019 | Danzal Baker | [7] |
2020 | Ashleigh Barty | [8] |
2021 | Isobel Marshall | [9] |
2022 | Dr Daniel Nour MD | [10] |
2023 | Awer Mabil | [11] |
2024 | Emma McKeon | [12] |
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