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The eight candidates from all states and territories will attend the National Arboretum in Canberra for a live televised ceremony on the eve of Australia Day.
The winner will take over the mantle from 2024 winners and melanoma treatment pioneers Georgina Long AO and Richard Scolyer AO.
The professors were credited with “saving thousands of lives” from melanoma, Australia’s national cancer, and developing world-first melanoma treatments.
Grant Ngulmiya Nundhirribala
An internationally recognised musician and cultural leader, Grant Ngulmiya Nundhirribala is the Northern Territory’s nominee for Australian of the Year.
Mr Nundhirribala is credited not only with inspiring his own Numbulwar people but is also an ambassador for his language, culture and music worldwide.
He has collaborated with the Budapest Art Orchestra and with artists in Japan and North India and is the driving force behind the Numburindi Festival.
Professor Leah Bromfield
South Australia’s nominee for Australian of the Year in 2025 is Professor Leah Bromfield, director and chair of the Australian Centre for Child Protection.
Professor Bromfield has devoted her life to establishing practical, evidence-based solutions to child abuse and neglect, including a national framework.
She led the development of a new child protection vision in South Australia and her calls for a radical redesign of methods have led to world-first insights.
Megan Gilmour
After her son survived a traumatic illness, the ACT’s nominee vowed to support the 1.2 million children at risk of missing school due to chronic conditions.
MissingSchool co-founder Megan Gilmour co-authored the first national report into school isolation and started the world’s first telepresence robot service.
She is the driving force behind a campaign to sustain school connection for children’s wellbeing, reaching a whopping 14.1 million Australians in just 2024.
Sam Elsom
Tasmania’s nominee for Australian of the Year led the way in commercialising a new way to reduce methane emissions, a key climate change contributor.
Sea Forest founder Sam Elsom founded the first start-up to turn asparagopsis, a native seaweed, into a livestock feed supplement.
Adding 0.2 per cent of the supplement to livestock feed can reduce methane emissions of cows and sheep by up to 90 per cent while increasing productivity.
Dianne and Ian Haggerty
Natural Intelligence Farming founders Dianne and Ian Haggerty have pioneered modern farming practises and are Western Australia’s 2025 nominees.
Working with 26,000 hectares, the couple have “demonstrated viability at scale”, with a focus on supporting diverse microbiomes in soil, plant and animals.
Kath Koschel
A former professional cricketer and ironman competitor, Kath Koschel has faced unimaginable hurdles and is NSW’s nominee for Australian of the Year.
Ms Koschel was told in her 20s that she would never walk again and in 2015 founded the Kindness Factory, which teaches the “power of kindness” to kids.
Geoffrey Smith
Queensland 2025 nominee Geoffrey Smith is addressing a skills shortage in the technology industry by tapping into the potential of neurodivergent people.
Eighty per cent of employees at Australian Spatial Analytics, which he co-founded, are neurodivergent, with 61 per cent coming from long-term unemployment.
Neale Daniher
Victorian nominee Neale Daniher AO is a co-founder of FightMND, a charity that has raised $115m into research to find a cure for motor neurone disease.
A former AFL player with Essendon who went on to coach the Melbourne Demons, Daniher has drawn on team-based experiences since his diagnosis in 2013.
I want Neale Daniher to win.
The winner will take over the mantle from 2024 winners and melanoma treatment pioneers Georgina Long AO and Richard Scolyer AO.
The professors were credited with “saving thousands of lives” from melanoma, Australia’s national cancer, and developing world-first melanoma treatments.
Grant Ngulmiya Nundhirribala
An internationally recognised musician and cultural leader, Grant Ngulmiya Nundhirribala is the Northern Territory’s nominee for Australian of the Year.
Mr Nundhirribala is credited not only with inspiring his own Numbulwar people but is also an ambassador for his language, culture and music worldwide.
He has collaborated with the Budapest Art Orchestra and with artists in Japan and North India and is the driving force behind the Numburindi Festival.
Professor Leah Bromfield
South Australia’s nominee for Australian of the Year in 2025 is Professor Leah Bromfield, director and chair of the Australian Centre for Child Protection.
Professor Bromfield has devoted her life to establishing practical, evidence-based solutions to child abuse and neglect, including a national framework.
She led the development of a new child protection vision in South Australia and her calls for a radical redesign of methods have led to world-first insights.
Megan Gilmour
After her son survived a traumatic illness, the ACT’s nominee vowed to support the 1.2 million children at risk of missing school due to chronic conditions.
MissingSchool co-founder Megan Gilmour co-authored the first national report into school isolation and started the world’s first telepresence robot service.
She is the driving force behind a campaign to sustain school connection for children’s wellbeing, reaching a whopping 14.1 million Australians in just 2024.
Sam Elsom
Tasmania’s nominee for Australian of the Year led the way in commercialising a new way to reduce methane emissions, a key climate change contributor.
Sea Forest founder Sam Elsom founded the first start-up to turn asparagopsis, a native seaweed, into a livestock feed supplement.
Adding 0.2 per cent of the supplement to livestock feed can reduce methane emissions of cows and sheep by up to 90 per cent while increasing productivity.
Dianne and Ian Haggerty
Natural Intelligence Farming founders Dianne and Ian Haggerty have pioneered modern farming practises and are Western Australia’s 2025 nominees.
Working with 26,000 hectares, the couple have “demonstrated viability at scale”, with a focus on supporting diverse microbiomes in soil, plant and animals.
Kath Koschel
A former professional cricketer and ironman competitor, Kath Koschel has faced unimaginable hurdles and is NSW’s nominee for Australian of the Year.
Ms Koschel was told in her 20s that she would never walk again and in 2015 founded the Kindness Factory, which teaches the “power of kindness” to kids.
Geoffrey Smith
Queensland 2025 nominee Geoffrey Smith is addressing a skills shortage in the technology industry by tapping into the potential of neurodivergent people.
Eighty per cent of employees at Australian Spatial Analytics, which he co-founded, are neurodivergent, with 61 per cent coming from long-term unemployment.
Neale Daniher
Victorian nominee Neale Daniher AO is a co-founder of FightMND, a charity that has raised $115m into research to find a cure for motor neurone disease.
A former AFL player with Essendon who went on to coach the Melbourne Demons, Daniher has drawn on team-based experiences since his diagnosis in 2013.
I want Neale Daniher to win.
