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".
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.Recipients – Australian of the Year
Recipients Year ofaward Name Postnominals Born Died Comments 2004 1962 2006 Naturalist, zoologist, conservationist. 2005 Humanitarian. 2006 Professor 1953 Clinical Immunologist and Inventor of the Cervical Cancer Vaccine 2007 YoungCare founder 2008 1964 Country Music Legend 2009 Literacy advocate 2010 Dr Indigenous educator 2011 Professor Doctor 2012 Child protection advocates 2013 Professor 1952 Cancer researcher 2014 1961 Ballet Director 2015 1958 Child protection activist 2016 Group Captain 1956 Distinguished RAAF officer 2017 1951 Biomedical scientist treating spinal cord injuries 2018 1983 NRL player and indigenous mentor 2019 Detective Inspector Distinguished Child protection Police Officer 2020 Educator and social entrepreneur 2021 Dr 1984 Advocate for doctors with disabilities
See also List of Senior Australian of the Year Award recipients List of Young Australian of the Year Award recipients List of Australian Local Hero Award recipients List of South Australian of the Year Award recipients List of New South Wales Australian of the Year award recipients
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