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Latest Winners / Recipients (also see subcategories)12815013
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Year: 1991
(Young Achiever) Jonathan Appleton -
Works About this Award
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Archie Roach, Claudia Karvan among Those Recognised in Australia Day 2023 Honours 2023 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , January 2023;'From law reform, groundbreaking medical research and humanitarian work to decades of service to the performing arts and everything in between — the achievements of those recognised in this year's Australia Day awards are endless.'
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y Patty Mills : Beyond Basketball Melbourne : Wilkinson Publishing , 2022 24745141 2022 single work biography
'Patty Mills is the first book exploring the Indigenous Australian athlete and trail blazer—the first Indigenous Australian to win an NBA Championship in 2014 with the San Antonio Spurs. He continues to break records and inspire with his achievements, all of which are covered in this tribute to the extraordinary sportsman.
'In 2021 he led the Boomers to their first Olympic medal at the Tokyo Olympics, arguably the greatest single game played by anyone wearing the green-and-gold for an Australian men’s basketball team, and in 2022 he was awarded an AM (Member of the Order of Australia) for charitable initiatives in the Indigenous community and his contribution to basketball in the Australia Day honours.
'Award-winning sports writer Boti Nagy celebrates the star athlete’s achievements on the court and gives an overview of Australian basketball history, the Boomers, past Olympic campaigns, and standout players who paved the way for Patty Mills and others of his generation. Beyond basketball the book looks at Mills’ understanding of his identity as an Indigenous Australian through his family history and his off-court leadership efforts in creating pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a spokesman and ambassador.' (Publication summary)
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Book Industry Figures among 2019 Australia Day Honours Recipients 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Books + Publishing News , January 2019;'A number of book industry figures have been recognised in the annual Australia Day honours.'
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Rod Laver, Master of Australian Tennis, Heads Sporting Honours List 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 26 January 2016; -
David Walsh on Australia Day Honour : 'An Officer, Yes, but Not a Gentleman' 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 26 January 2016;