Australian Living Treasures

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Australian Living Treasures are people who have been nominated by the National Trust of Australia. 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, R. M. Williams and Judith Wright McKinney.

The list stands as follows:

• Phillip Adams AO, Humanist, social commentator
• Dr Faith Bandler AM, academic, activist and advocate for Indigenous Australians and South Sea Islander people
• Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC
• John Bell AM OBE
• Nancy Bird-Walton AO OBE - aviator
• Professor Geoffrey Blainey AO - historian
• Raelene Boyle MBE - Olympic runner, media
• The Rev Father Frank Brennan AO - social commentator
• Senator Dr Bob Brown - politician, Greens activist
• Julian Burnside – Queen's Counsel, refugee rights advocate, author
• Don Burrows AO MBE - musician
• The Rev Tim Costello - social activist / commentator
• The Rev Bill Crews AM - social activist
• Bart Cummings AM - horse trainer
• Russell Crowe - actor
• Betty Cuthbert AM MBE - Olympic runner
• Judy Davis - actress
• His Excellency the Hon Sir William Deane AC KBE - former High Court judge and Governor General of Australia
• Ernie Dingo AM - Indigenous Australian television personality
• Dr Michael James 'Mick' Dodson AM - Indigenous Australian leader
• Professor Peter Doherty AC - immunologist, Nobel Prize winner
• Pat Dodson - Indigenous Australian activist/leader
• Ted Egan - musician, activist, administrator
• The Hon Justice Marcus Einfeld AO QC - lawyer, social activist
• Herb Elliott AC MBE - Olympic runner
• The Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH - former Prime Minister of Australia
• The Most Rev Peter Hollingworth AO OBE - former Governor General of Australia
• The Hon John Howard - politician, Prime Minister of Australia
• The Hon Barry Jones AO - politician
• John Farnham AO - entertainer
• Dawn Fraser AO MBE - Olympic swimmer
• Cathy Freeman OAM - Indigenous Australian sportsperson, Olympic runner
• Margaret Fulton OAM - writer, food expert
• Peter Garrett AM MP - politician, singer, social activist
• Jennie George - ACTU trade union leader
• Evonne Goolagong Cawley AO MBE - Indigenous Australian tennis player
• Shane Gould MBE - Olympic swimmer
• Dr Germaine Greer - writer, social activist
• Dr Catherine Hamlin - physician
• Rolf Harris AM OBE - entertainer
• John Hatton AO
• Hazel Hawke AO - social activist, former wife of Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia
• Dr Basil Hetzel AC - medical researcher, public health advocate
• Gabi Hollows - social activist, philanthropist
• Janet Holmes a Court AO - business leader, philanthropist
• Robert Hughes AO - art critic
• Barry Humphries AO - entertainer
• Elizabeth Jolley AO - Author
• Caroline Jones AO - television personality, social commentator
• The Hon Paul Keating - former Prime Minister of Australia
• Thomas Keneally AO - writer
• Cheryl Kernot - politician
• Nicole Kidman AC - actress
• Ian Kiernan AO OAM - businessman, social activist
• The Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG - lawyer, judge, social commentator
• Professor Dame Leonie Kramer AC DBE - academic, businesswoman
• His Excellency John Landy, AC, MBE - Governor of Victoria, olympic athlete
• Rod Laver - tennis player, businessman
• Michael Leunig - cartoonist, social commentator
• Jimmy Little OAM - Indigenous Australian singer
• Ted Mack - politician, social commentator
• David Malouf AO - author
• Dr Colleen McCullough - author writer
• Garry McDonald AO - actor
• Mr Walter Mikac
• Dr Jack Mundey AO - trade union 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 - Artist
• Mary Paton
• Noel Pearson - Indigenous Australian leader
• Kieren Perkins OAM - Olympic swimmer, television commentator
• Pat Rafter - tennis player
• Professor Henry A. Reynolds - historian
• Professor Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE - musician, composer
• Ken Rosewall - tennis player
• Dick Smith AO - businessman, social commentator
• Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE - opera singer
• Mavis Taylor
• Richard Tognetti - violinist and conductor
• Steve Waugh - cricketer
• Professor Fiona Stanley - Physician
• The Hon Tom Uren AO - politician
• Anthony Warlow - singer
• Gai Waterhouse - horse trainer
• 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
• Dr Fiona Wood AM - Physician
• 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)

[edit] Deceased (formerly listed)

• Betty Archdale MBE - cricketer, educator
• Arthur Boyd AC OBE - artist
• Sir Donald Bradman AC - cricketer
• Ruth Cracknell AM - actress
• 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
• Donald Horne AO - academic, writer, author of The Lucky Country
• Edward (Ted) Matthews
• Judith Wright McKinney - poet
• Sir Mark Oliphant AC - physicist, former Governor of South Australia
• Charles Perkins AO - Indigenous Australian leader
• Mum (Shirl) Smith AM MBE - Aboriginal Australian activist
• The Rev Sir Alan Walker Kt OBE DD - social commentator / activist
• Morris West AO - author
• R. M. Williams AO CMG - businessman

[edit] External links

• National Trust, Australia's Living National Treasures