List of Australian of the Year for Western Australia award recipients

The Australian of the Year award is an award given annually in Australia on Australia Day (also commonly known as Invasion Day). The award is also given at the state and territory level.

The following is a list of recipients of the Australian of the Year award for Western Australia.

Recipients Year Name Reason for receiving award2004Prof. AO FAHMSTreating victims of severe burns following the 2002 Bali bombings and pioneering the spray-on skin technique.2005Prof. AO FAHMSTreating victims of severe burns following the 2002 Bali bombings and pioneering the spray-on skin technique. She was also the overall Australian of the Year for 2005.2006Prof. AO FASSA FAHAContributions to academics as an historian, socio-political commentator and writer.2007Prof. ; Prof. Robin WarrenDiscovery that the cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease is a bacteria (Helicobacter pylori); achievement of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.2008Contributions to the arts; increasing cultural understanding and raising awareness of issues facing Indigenous peoples.2009Dr. Contributions to geriatric medicine; service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), including being the first woman doctor to serve in the RAAF.2010Prof. Research into Alzheimer's disease, including the discovery that beta amyloid protein plaque is the foundation of Alzhemier's, and that brains affected by Alzheimer's experience oxidative stress.2011 AC RVO KCContributions to justice as the most senior practicing Queen's Counsel (lawyer) in Western Australia; philanthropy in donating over $20 million and many volunteer hours to over 100 organisations.2012Prof. Contributions to children's health and advocacy for children.2013 ACPhilanthropic contributions, including preserving Australia's military heritage and donating several Victoria Cross medals to the Australian War Memorial.2014Prof. AMContributions to reseach of asbestos-related cancers, including the first blood test for mesothelioma and establishing clinics.2015Prof. AOOver 30 years of contributions to neuroscience, especially in recovery from brain injury and changing clinical practice for the treatment of premature infants.2016Providing healthcare to remote communities in Papua New Guinea and Australia, and working with the Australian Red Cross in Kenya, Sudan and Sierra Leone, including during the Ebola outbreak.2017 AOPhilathropic contributions to around 250 causes, especially in decreasing inequality for Indigenous Australians and liberating people in modern slavery globally.2018Dr. AMContributions to psychology for Indigenous children and young adults.2019Dr. SC OAM PBh (GCT)Heroism in the Tham Luang cave rescue; he was part of the team of cave divers who rescued 12 boys and their coach from a flooded cave in Chiang Rai, Thailand.2020 AMFounding the Fogarty Foundation (alongside her husband, Brett) to advance education for young people.2021Prof. Being the first Indigenous Australian to become a medical doctor, and her pioneering research, education and training on Aboriginal and child mental health.2022 OAMContributions to cyber safety for young people, teachers and parents.2023Prof. Being a researcher and advocate for end-of-life care and grief support, especially for underserved communities such as those with motor neurone disease, dementia, the terminally ill and family carers.2024Advocate for victims of crime, following the murder of her 15-year-old son, Cassius Turvey, in 2022.2025; Restoring landscape ecology through agriculture and founding Natural Intelligence Farming (NIF). 2026 Dr. Digital addiction and gaming disorder specialist.

List of Australian of the Year for Western Australia award recipients

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