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Newly crowned Australian of the year Dylan Alcott at the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards at the National Arboretum on January 25, 2022 in Canberra, Australia. Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has celebrated the diversity of passions, backgrounds and achievements among the nominees for the Australian of the Year awards.
From community heroes to advocates and Indigenous leaders, finalists from across the country gathered in Canberra ahead of an awards ceremony on Wednesday night.