Australian of the Year Awards 2017
Fri 16 Jun - Sun 30 Jul 2017
10am - 5pm
The Australian of the Year Awards 2017 exhibition pays tribute to the eight extraordinary Australians chosen as state and territory finalists for the prestigious national award. Each finalist to chose an object of personal significance to tell us something special about their lives, aspirations and experiences.
The Australian of the Year Awards 2017 exhibition was developed by the National Museum of Australia in collaboration with the National Australia Day Council. Portrait images courtesy National Australia Day Council.
 Alan Tongue, ACT |
 Deng Adut, NSW |
 Andrea Mason, NT |
 Alan Mackay-Sim, QLD |
 Kate Swaffer, SA |
 Rosalie Martin, TAS |
 Paris Aristotle AM, VIC |
 Andrew Forrest, WA |
 Finalists in other categories |
The Australian of the Year Awards 2017 exhibition was developed by the National Museum of Australia in collaboration with the National Australia Day Council. Portrait images courtesy National Australia Day Council.
