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Australia’s ambitions in space could take a significant leap forward, with the Australian Government engaging with the European Space Agency (ESA) on a potential mission for 2026 Australian of the…

Dr Daniela Vecchio is on a mission to help kids have a safe and healthy relationship with the online world. In 2022, she founded Australia’s first gaming disorder clinic in…

World-renowned botanist and WA’s 2026 Senior Australian of the Year, Professor Kingsley Dixon AO, is heading up a project that aims to save WA’s Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo from extinction by…

Expressions of Interest are now being sought from individuals to participate in the Office of Multicultural Interests’ (OMI) 2026 Leadership and Governance Program. This training program aims to equip skilled…

Five months on from the WA 2026 Australian of the Year Awards ceremony, Auspire caught up with finalist, Kennedy Lay, to find out more about his life in Australia, finding…

In the early 2000s, a young man in Afghanistan risked his life for a better future, taking the journey to Australia by boat in search of safety and opportunity. The…

Australia Day 2026 saw hundreds of individuals, groups and events recognised for the positive contribution they make to community, in the 2026 Community Citizen of the Year Awards. Presented by…

Isabella Choate is a living experience advocate who fights for many causes that seek to make Australia a more just and inclusive society. A 2025 Ambassador for International Day of…

The 2026 Australians of the Year for Western Australia were announced at an awards ceremony at Government House in Perth on Thursday 13 November 2025. The WA recipients were announced…

One year on from being named WA Local Hero in the 2025 Australian of the Year Awards for her care and compassion towards women who have experienced domestic violence, we…

A world-first Australian initiative to reduce preterm births led by Australian of the Year alum, Professor John Newnham AM, has just been published in globally-recognised leading medical journal, The Lancet….

Tapapa Lewis is a family man whose love and passion spill out into the community. That community is Paraburdoo. A mining town in the Pilbara region, Paraburdoo has fewer than…