A bus fire changed Swan’s life,but it was a love of telling stories that drove him to become an award-winning journalist.
Support for a national day for Australia remains strong and most plan to take the public holiday,Resolve Political Monitor found.
Imagine being taken from your Aboriginal mother as a baby. Adopted. Traumatised. Lied to,and many years later learning the shocking truth of Australia’s history.
Of the six First Nations award recipients interviewed,four said they would prefer the date of Australia Day be changed while two supported the existing date.
Professor Linda Barwick has built an archive featuring a huge collection of songs,performances,storytelling and oral traditions from endangered cultures,including many First Nations communities.
Browse our interactive list of the 1047 Australians being recognised for their contribution to the country. Almost half of this year’s awards in the General Division of the Order of Australia are to women.
Former Telstra boss Andy Penn and leading director Nicola Wakefield-Evans are among the Australia Day honours recipients who think the date for the national holiday should be revisited.
Buried in the depths of the Australia Day honours list are some of the gems of our community – the local volunteers.
Kerrie Gray,who helped run evacuation centres during the 2022 floods,was recognised for her contribution to the Northern Rivers community.
Taryn Brumfitt,who is credited with reaching 200 million people to embrace body positivity,has been chosen as 2023’s Australian of the Year.
Bailey Smith used his 355,000-strong social media following to call for Australians to ‘show empathy’ and ‘be mindful’ about how they spent January 26.