australian of the year 2008

[magpie in the 80's]

and the winner is


LEE KERNIGHAN

and the junior australian of the year is

CASEY STONER

[Wedgie]

Congrats to both, for those unaware Lee Kernaghan doesn't just sing country he contributes a lot of money and time towards people in need in the country.

[Mr66]

CELEBRITY Australian of the Year.
I'd love to see a firefighter or a palliative care nurse 'win' it.
What does Lee Kernahan do?
SING?!

BIG DEAL!

[Mic]

Cannot believe that again I didn't win.

[Mr66]

Well Mic, unless you are a useless celebrity, you'll always be the bridesmaid.

[gadj1976]

WOO HOO, an Australian who sings like an American, Australian of the Year, FANTASTIC!

Yes, he might do wonders for everyone in the world re: donating money, but I have a fundamental problem with Australian's selling out their nationality to become famous.

[redden whites]

CELEBRITY Australian of the Year.
I'd love to see a firefighter or a palliative care nurse 'win' it.
What does Lee Kernahan do?
SING?!

BIG DEAL!

What for doing their job?

[Thiele]

Well done to them both. They deserve it

[Blacky]

who was the last south aussie to win australian of the year

[redden whites]

Pram lady i think?...................apologies that was Miss Australia '68

[magpie in the 80's]

who was the last south aussie to win australian of the year

I WOULD SAY THIS LADY:


AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
Lois O'Donoghue CBE AM (b. 1932 )
1984 Award

Aboriginal Leader
Born in South Australia of a Pitjantjatjara mother and Irish father, O'Donoghue, aged two, was taken from her mother to a United Aboriginal Mission Children's Home. There she was trained for domestic work and did not see her mother again for 33 years. Her political career began when she had to fight a long battle for her right to train as a nurse. In 1967 O'Donoghue joined the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and by 1975 had become its regional director in South Australia. In 1977 she was the foundation chair of the National Aboriginal Conference, chair of the Aboriginal Development Commission, 1989-90, and, more recently, chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).

[Mr66]

CELEBRITY Australian of the Year.
I'd love to see a firefighter or a palliative care nurse 'win' it.
What does Lee Kernahan do?
SING?!

BIG DEAL!

What for doing their job?

Kernhan's doing his job as well, and gets paid way more.
Why is he more special than the others?
And ask yourself these questions, If your house is on fire, do you want a firefighter putting it out
or a singer serenading you?
And if you ever have the misfortune of having a terminal illness and can't look after yourself,
do you want a nurse wiping your arse or someone yodelling?

[redden whites]

Hardly relevant points at all I'm afraid .Using that method of thinking my bus driver might win it as when I go to work I need a bus driver.

[Wedgie]

Lee Kernaghan didn't get Australian of the Year just for his music contribution, he also got it for the work he does in country communities both financial and in other ways.

[Dirko]

The past ten years
2008 Lee Kernaghan OAM (born 1964)
2007 Professor Tim Flannery (born 1956)
2006 Professor Ian Frazer (born 1953)
2005 Dr Fiona Wood AM (born 1958)
2004 Steve Waugh AO (born 1965)
2003 Professor Fiona Stanley AC (born 1946)
2002 Patrick Rafter (born 1972)
2001 Lieutenant-General Peter Cosgrove AC MC (born 1947)
2000 Professor Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE (born 1931)
1999 Mark Taylor AO (born 1963)
1998 Cathy Freeman OAM (born 1973)

Hardly a entertainers paradise there. Lee is the first entertainer to win it in the past ten years. Is it so bad to recognise some ones work if they are a singer ?
Interesting the past three captains of the Australian Cricket team (Waugh, Taylor & Border) all got it.
The last entertainer (and more) who won the award was Mandawuy Yunupingu back in 1992.

[brod]

The past ten years
2008 Lee Kernaghan OAM (born 1964)
2007 Professor Tim Flannery (born 1956)
2006 Professor Ian Frazer (born 1953)
2005 Dr Fiona Wood AM (born 1958)
2004 Steve Waugh AO (born 1965)
2003 Professor Fiona Stanley AC (born 1946)
2002 Patrick Rafter (born 1972)
2001 Lieutenant-General Peter Cosgrove AC MC (born 1947)
2000 Professor Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE (born 1931)
1999 Mark Taylor AO (born 1963)
1998 Cathy Freeman OAM (born 1973)

Hardly a entertainers paradise there. Lee is the first entertainer to win it in the past ten years. Is it so bad to recognise some ones work if they are a singer ?
Interesting the past three captains of the Australian Cricket team (Waugh, Taylor & Border) all got it.
The last entertainer (and more) who won the award was Mandawuy Yunupingu back in 1992.

Yeah and Im sure that you'll find Mandawuy is FAR More than an entertainer, rather a hero and role model for much of OUR community

[Psyber]

I'd heard of 6 of the 11 listed, mostly the earlier ones. I'll have to look up the new one - never heard of him.

[Dirko]

The last entertainer (and more) who won the award was Mandawuy Yunupingu back in 1992.

Yeah and Im sure that you'll find Mandawuy is FAR More than an entertainer, rather a hero and role model for much of OUR community

Hence the (and more). I'd say he'd be a hero/role model for EVERY community...

[brod]

The last entertainer (and more) who won the award was Mandawuy Yunupingu back in 1992.

Yeah and Im sure that you'll find Mandawuy is FAR More than an entertainer, rather a hero and role model for much of OUR community

Hence the (and more). I'd say he'd be a hero/role model for EVERY community...

Youd be spot on..

[Dirko]

I'd heard of 6 of the 11 listed, mostly the earlier ones. I'll have to look up the new one - never heard of him.

Yeah I'm much the same. Heard of seven.
Dr Fiona Wood was the burns specialist who did so much for the Bali victims, but the other Dr's / Proffs no idea