List of New South Wales Australian of the Year award recipients information
The New South Wales Australian of the Year Award is given annually on Australia Day. 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]
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 New South Wales Australian of the Year award.[2]
Year of award
Name
Post nominals
Born
Died
Comments
2004
Steve Waugh
AO
1965
Test Cricket Captain
2005
Nicole Kidman
1967
Actor & Producer
2006
The Hon. Michael Kirby
AC, CMG
1939
High court judge & human rights advocate
2007
Professor Tim Flannery
1956
Scientist, Writer and Thinker
2008
Stephen Page
1965
Pioneering choreographer
2009
Glenn McGrath
AM
1970
Cricketer and fundraiser
2010
John Dee
Environmental campaigner
2011
Larissa Behrendt
1969
Indigenous rights lawyer
2012
Father Chris Riley
AM
Charity founder
2013
Ita Buttrose
AO, OBE
1942
Media icon
2014
Adam Goodes
1980
AFL player and community leader
2015
Deborra-lee Furness
1955
Child advocate and adoption campaigner
2016
Elizabeth Broderick
Social change innovator
2017
Deng Adut
Child soldier turned successful Lawyer
2018
Professor Michelle Simmons
FRS, FAA, FRSN, FTSE
1967
Professor in quantum physics
2019
Professor Kurt Fearnley
AO
1981
Paralympian
2020
Professor Munjed Al Muderis
1972
Orthopaedic surgeon and human-rights advocate
2021
Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons
AFSM
1969
Ex-NSW Fire Commissioner, leader of Resilience NSW
^"Australian of the Year Awards". www.australianoftheyear.org.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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