List of New South Wales Australian of the Year award recipients

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Australian of the Year Awards". www.australianoftheyear.org.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Recipients". www.australianoftheyear.org.au.