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Australian Living Treasures
Australian Living Treasures are people who have been nominated by the National Trust . The first list of 100 Living Treasures was published in 1997.
The list was recently refreshed with 15 names, following the deaths of notable Australians such as: Sir Donald Bradman, Ruth Cracknell, Slim Dusty, RM Williams and Judith Wright McKinney.
The list stands as follows:
- Phillip Adams AO : broadcaster, writer
- Dr Faith Bandler AM : indigenous Australian leader
- John Bell AM OBE :
- Prof Geoffrey Blainey AO : historian
- Raelene Boyle MBE : Olympic runner, media
- The Rev Father Frank Brennan AO : social commentator
- Senator Bob Brown : Greens activist
- Don Burrows AO MBE : musician
- Evonne Goolagong Cawley AO MBE : indigenous Australian, tennis player
- The Rev Tim Costello : social activist / commentator
- The Rev Bill Crews AM : social activist
- Bart Cummings AM : horse trainer, (father of Gai Waterhouse )
- Betty Cuthbert AM MBE : Olympic runner
- Judy Davis : actor
- Thomas Keneally AO : writer
- His Excellency the Hon Sir William Deane AC KBE : High Court judge, former Governor General of Australia
- Ernie Dingo AM : television personality, indigenous Australian
- Dr Michael James 'Mick' Dodson AM : indigenous Australian leader
- Pat Dodson : indigenous Australian activist/leader
- Prof Peter Doherty AC : physicist, Nobel Prize winner
- The Hon Justice Marcus Einfeld AO QC : lawyer, social activist
- Herb Elliot AC MBE :
- John Farnham AO : entertainer
- Dawn Fraser AO MBE : Olympic swimmer
- The Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH : former Prime Minister of Australia
- Cathy Freeman OAM : Olympic runner
- Margaret Fulton OAM : writer, food expert
- Peter Garrett AM : singer, social activist
- Jennie George : trade union leader
- Shane Gould MBE : Olympic swimmer
- Dr Germaine Greer : writer, social activist
- Rolf Harris AM OBE : entertainer
- John Hatton AO :
- Hazel Hawke AO : social activist, former wife of former Prime Minister of Australia
- The Most Rev Peter Hollingworth AO OBE : former Governor General of Australia
- Gabi Hollows : social activist, philanthropist
- Janet Holmes a Court AO : business leader, philanthropist
- Donald Horne AO : academic, writer
- The Hon John Howard : politician, Prime Minister of Australia
- Robert Hughes AO : art critic
- Barry Humphries AO : entertainer
- Elizabeth Jolley AO :
- The Hon Barry Jones AO : politician
- Caroline Jones AO : television personality, social commentator
- The Hon Paul Keating : former Prime Minister of Australia
- Cheryl Kernot : politician
- Ian Kiernan AO OAM : businessman, social activist
- The Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG : lawyer, judge, social commentator
- Prof Dame Leonie Kramer AC DBE : academic, businesswoman
- Rod Laver : tennis player, businessman
- Michael Leunig : cartoonist, social commentator
- Ted Mack : politician, social commentator
- David Malouf AO :
- Dr Colleen McCullough : writer
- Garry McDonald AO : actor
- Mr Walter Mikac :
- Dr Jack Mundey AO : trade unition leader
- Graeme Murphy AM :
- Les Murray AO : poet
- John Newcombe AO OBE tennis player, television commentator
- Greg Norman AM : golf player, businessman
- Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE : scientist
- Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue AC CBE AM : indigenous Australian leader
- Dr Pat O'Shane AM : Magistrate, indigenous Australian leader
- Dr Margaret Olley AO :
- Noel Pearson : indigenous Australian leader
- Kieren Perkins OAM : Olympic swimmer, television commentator
- Prof Henry A. Reynolds :
- Ken Rosewall :
- Prof Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE : musician, composer
- Dick Smith AO : businessman, social commentator
- Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE : opera singer
- Richard Tognetti :
- The Hon Tom Uren AO : politician
- Nancy Bird-Walton AO OBE : aviator
- Anthony Warlow : singer
- Gai Waterhouse : horse trainer, (daughter of Bart Cummings)
- The Hon Gough Whitlam AC QC : politician, former Prime Minister of Australia
- Margaret Whitlam AO : social activist, wife of Gough Whitlam
- Robyn Williams AM : broadcaster
- David Williamson AO : playwright
- Tim Winton : author
- Roger Woodward AC OBE : musician
- Dr John Yu AC : medical doctor
- Galarrwuy Yunupingu AM : indigenous Australian leader (pronunciation: Goo-lar-woy You-nuh-Pin-goo)
Deceased (formerly listed)
- Betty Archdale MBE
- Arthur Boyd AC OBE : artist
- Sir Donald Bradman AC : cricketer
- Ruth Cracknell AM : actor
- Sir Arthur Roden Cutler VC, AK, KCMG, KStJ, KCVO, CBE : World War II hero, Governor of New South Wales
- The Hon Don Dunstan AC : politician, Premier of South Australia, social commentator
- Slim Dusty AO MBE : singer / entertainer, Golden Guitar winner
- Ted Matthews :
- Judith Wright McKinney :
- Sir Mark Oliphant AC : physicist, former Governor of South Australia
- Charles Perkins AO : indigenous Australian leader
- Mum (Shirl) Smith AM MBE :
- The Rev Sir Alan Walker Kt OBE DD : social commentator / activist
- Morris West AO : writer
- R M Williams AO CMG : businessman
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