Australians of the Year
Note: Cathy Freeman is the only person to be awarded both Young Australian, and Australian, of the Year
Australian of the year MacFarland Burnett Sutherland at the Met Jock Sturrock, John Eccles Dawn Fraser, our pet Helpmann of the ballet Brabham of the raceway The Seekers, Lionel Rose GG Baron Casey Cardinal Gilroy Evonne Goolagong Cawley Shane Gould, Patrick White Bernard Heinz orchestrally John Cornforth, Weary Dunlop Dame Raigh Roe Galarrwuy Yunipingu Harry Butler’s nature show Manning Clark hugs John Crawford, controller Edward Williams tests drugs For Rob de Costella Lois O’Donaghue-ie Paul Hogan, Dick Smith John Farnam, Kay Cottee Alan Border, batolith Longsighted Fred Hollows Archbishop Hollingworth Mandawuy Yunipingu follows The way of the earth Then a date change to accord With Australia Day decree Results in no award In 1993 Ian Kiernan cleans up Arthur Boyd is arty Dr John Yu Prof Peter Doherty Cathy Freeman An’ Mark Taylor join the party Sir Gustav Nossal Lt General Peter Cosgrove Pat Rafter, so collossal And also so manly Hands on the trove To Prof Fiona Stanley Who keeps it polished for Steve Waugh Fiona Wood could Pass the torch To Ian Frazer (A trail blazer) Before Tim Flannery Lee Kernaghan Mick Dodson Patrick McGorry Who is not sorry But Simon McKeon Has a ye-on For Geoffrey Rush In Shine not Hush Ita Buttrose who rose For Adam Goodes Who was batty For Rosie Batty And Lt Gen David Morrison Who said, ’Sorry son’ To Alan Mackay-Sim Who followed him Ahead of Michelle Sim- Mons ahead too of Joint Craig Challen and Richard Harris (Not the actor) Dr James Muecke Grace Tame (wasn’t so much) Dylan Alcott In a wheelchair but still with exquisite touch Taryn Brumfilt And again a joint As Georgia Long’s For Richard Scolyer Which is just as well As Neil Daniher not inclined to beg Shakes a leg For Katherine Bennell The Canberra Aberration From 1975 to 1979 Except for who knows why in 76 The Canberra Council got stuck into the wine And threw their own awards into the mix Major General Alan Stretton For the temporal Relief of Darwin Sir Murray Tyrall KCVO CBE The Govenor General’s Office secretary Alan Bond, before Lifting the ‘Ould Mug’ And those assets galore To land in the jug Then to even the score A deserved honour To Senator Neville Bonner After that Good sense has held sway And we’ve had a single hat Until this day
Australian of the year MacFarland Burnett Sutherland at the Met Jock Sturrock, John Eccles Dawn Fraser, our pet Helpmann of the ballet Brabham of the raceway The Seekers, Lionel Rose GG Baron Casey Cardinal Gilroy Evonne Goolagong Cawley Shane Gould, Patrick White Bernard Heinz orchestrally John Cornforth, Weary Dunlop Dame Raigh Roe Galarrwuy Yunipingu Harry Butler’s nature show Manning Clark hugs John Crawford, controller Edward Williams tests drugs For Rob de Costella Lois O’Donaghue-ie Paul Hogan, Dick Smith John Farnam, Kay Cottee Alan Border, batolith Longsighted Fred Hollows Archbishop Hollingworth Mandawuy Yunipingu follows The way of the earth Then a date change to accord With Australia Day decree Results in no award In 1993 Ian Kiernan cleans up Arthur Boyd is arty Dr John Yu Prof Peter Doherty Cathy Freeman An’ Mark Taylor join the party Sir Gustav Nossal Lt General Peter Cosgrove Pat Rafter, so collossal And also so manly Hands on the trove To Prof Fiona Stanley Who keeps it polished for Steve Waugh Fiona Wood could Pass the torch To Ian Frazer (A trail blazer) Before Tim Flannery Lee Kernaghan Mick Dodson Patrick McGorry Who is not sorry But Simon McKeon Has a ye-on For Geoffrey Rush In Shine not Hush Ita Buttrose who rose For Adam Goodes Who was batty For Rosie Batty And Lt Gen David Morrison Who said, ’Sorry son’ To Alan Mackay-Sim Who followed him Ahead of Michelle Sim- Mons ahead too of Joint Craig Challen and Richard Harris (Not the actor) Dr James Muecke Grace Tame (wasn’t so much) Dylan Alcott In a wheelchair but still with exquisite touch Taryn Brumfilt And again a joint As Georgia Long’s For Richard Scolyer Which is just as well As Neil Daniher not inclined to beg Shakes a leg For Katherine Bennell The Canberra Aberration From 1975 to 1979 Except for who knows why in 76 The Canberra Council got stuck into the wine And threw their own awards into the mix Major General Alan Stretton For the temporal Relief of Darwin Sir Murray Tyrall KCVO CBE The Govenor General’s Office secretary Alan Bond, before Lifting the ‘Ould Mug’ And those assets galore To land in the jug Then to even the score A deserved honour To Senator Neville Bonner After that Good sense has held sway And we’ve had a single hat Until this day