Anti-violence activist Tarang Chawla, former Australian of the Year and campaigner Rosie Batty, and Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin will attend the conference.

Source: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8149910/wollongong-to-host-australia-first-dv-conference-focused-on-healing/?src=rss

Co-author of the Voice co-design process report with fellow Indigenous leader and academic Marcia Langton, Professor Calma's work on the structure of the proposed advisory body helped secure him the Australian of the Year award.

Source: https://www.areanews.com.au/story/8248267/theres-nothing-to-fear-senior-australian-of-the-year-strives-to-educate-on-the-voice/?src=rss

Former Australian of the Year Fiona Stanley said the WA government was ignoring evidence about the children that showed the current punitive approach at Banksia Hill would not work.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/wa/2023/01/20/banksia-hill-detention-scandal/

Former Australian of the Year joked from the MCG: “My god that was the closest I’ve ever been to standing up.”

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/cbd/how-most-pollies-got-swept-away-by-matilda-mania-20230813-p5dw48.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

Nikhil Autar, a health entrepreneur and leukemia survivor, is NSW’s Young Australian of the Year.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/it-s-important-to-help-people-understand-rather-than-call-them-idiots-20231121-p5elo6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

Nominees from every state and territory will be up for four awards: Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year and the 2023 Local Hero Award.

Source: https://the-riotact.com/here-are-the-act-australian-of-the-year-finalists/627451

Nominees from every state and territory will be up for four awards: Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year and the 2023 Local Hero Award.

Source: https://the-riotact.com/here-are-the-act-australian-of-the-year-finalists/627451

Nominees from every state and territory will be up for four awards: Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year and the 2023 Local Hero Award.

Source: https://the-riotact.com/here-are-the-act-australian-of-the-year-finalists/627451

The next year, the nation recognised her courage in shining a light on domestic violence victims and the Victorian mother was named Australian of the Year.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/domestic-violence-is-a-pandemic-that-shows-little-sign-of-going-away-20231128-p5enci.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

The Sudanese-born writer, social activist and engineer - a onetime Young Queenslander of the Year in 2010 and Queensland Australian of the Year - was virtually drummed out of the country.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11797255/Yassmin-Abdel-Magied-backs-Lidia-Thorpes-Mardi-Gras-stunt.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490