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".
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.
Recipients Year ofaward Name Postnominals Born Died Comments 2004 1965 Test Cricket Captain 2005 1967 Actor & Producer 2006 The Hon. 1939 High court judge & human rights advocate 2007 Professor 1956 Scientist, Writer and Thinker 2008 1965 Pioneering choreographer 2009 1970 Cricketer and fundraiser 2010 Environmental campaigner 2011 1969 Indigenous rights lawyer 2012 Father Charity founder 2013 1942 Media icon 2014 1980 AFL player and community leader 2015 1955 Child advocate and adoption campaigner 2016 Social change innovator 2017 Child soldier turned successful Lawyer 2018 Professor 1967 Professor in quantum physics 2019 Professor 1981 Paralympian 2020 Professor 1972 Orthopaedic surgeon and human-rights advocate 2021 Commissioner 1969 Ex-NSW Fire Commissioner, leader of Resilience NSW
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 Queensland Australian of the Year award recipients
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