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|November 24, 2025
MEET SOME OF THE IMPRESSIVE NOMINEES FOR THE 2026 AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
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CARRIE BICKMORE OAM
She might be most recognisable from TV and radio, but for those suffering from brain cancer in Australia, she's known for raising more than $27 million for research projects targeted at beating the brutal and, more often than not, deadly disease via her Carrie's Beanies 4 Brain Cancer Foundation. Bickmore, who was named the 2026 Victorian Australian of the Year earlier this month, has also opened the Brain Cancer Centre, where another $45 million is funding world-first clinical trials and treatments.
KATHERINE BENNELL-PEGGThe South Australian nominee is an absolute trailblazer, becoming the first Aussie to qualify as an astronaut after graduating from the prestigious European Astronaut Centre in Germany.
This story is from the November 24, 2025 edition of WHO.
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