The Australian of the Year award is given to the country's best and brightest, and this year's winners are an eclectic bunch.
Among the winners: Fiction: "The Hate U Give" by Jacinta Barrett, winner of the women's award.
nonfiction: "Life After Coal" by Josie Hess and Steph Sabrinskas, winner of the community award.
Documentary: "Ashes to Aftermath: Ten Years on From the Hazelwood Mine Fire and After the Smoke" by Josie Hess and Steph Sabrinskas, winner of the community award.
Fiction: "The Hate U Give" by Jacinta Barrett, winner of the women's award.
nonfiction: "A Long Way From Home" by Charlotte Dawson, winner of the community award.
non-fiction: "Grassy Plains Network" by the Grassy Plains Network.
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"Life After Coal" by Josie Hess and Steph Sabrinskas, winner of the community award.
non-fiction: "A Long Way From Home" by Charlotte Dawson, winner of the community award.
"This award is to commend Josie Hess & Steph Sabrinskas for their excellent work on the Life After Coal Impact Campaign, leading the Read the Entire Article
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