A-listers, a rabbi and grassroots community leaders among Australia Day award winners

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Some are household names, others are ordinary people doing extraordinary things. The 2020 Australia Day honours list is a rollcall of dedicated Australians who have excelled in their fields. So who made the cut?

"There is no functioning democracy that's ever existed on the planet that hasn't had strong art," Minchin said.Australian of the Year award winners:

Pro tennis player Ash Barty was named Young Australian of the Year for inspiring young people to follow their dreams Bernie Shakeshaft was named Local Hero for his work establishing an education program for disadvantaged youth

 

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