List of Queensland Australian of the Year award recipients

The Queensland Australian of the Year Award is given annually on Australia Day. The announcement of the award has become a major public event in Australia, and is televised nationwide. 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 Queensland Australian of the Year award.^[2]

Year of award	Name	Post nominals	Born	Died	Comments
2004	Steve Irwin		1962	2006	Naturalist, zoologist, conservationist.
2005	Bill Bristow				Humanitarian.
2006	Professor Ian Frazer		1953		Clinical Immunologist and Inventor of the Cervical Cancer Vaccine
2007	David Conry				YoungCare founder
2008	Lee Kernaghan	OAM	1964		Country Music Legend
2009	Bronwyn Sheehan				Literacy advocate
2010	Dr Chris Sarra				Indigenous educator
2011	Professor Noel Hayman				Doctor
2012	Bruce Morcombe Denise Morcombe				Child protection advocates
2013	Professor Adele Green	AC	1952		Cancer researcher
2014	Li Cunxin		1961		Ballet Director
2015	Hetty Johnston	AM	1958		Child protection activist
2016	Group Captain Catherine McGregor	AM	1956		Distinguished RAAF officer
2017	Alan Mackay-Sim		1951		Biomedical scientist treating spinal cord injuries
2018	Johnathan Thurston		1983		NRL player and indigenous mentor
2019	Detective Inspector Jon Rouse				Distinguished Child protection Police Officer
2020	Rachel Downie				Educator and social entrepreneur
2021	Dr Dinesh Palipana	OAM	1984		Advocate for doctors with disabilities

References

[1] "Awards History - Australian of the Year".

[2] Recipients – Australian of the Year

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