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My Awesome Australian: Online exhibition

Explore the creativity of young Australians in this special online exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Australian honours system.

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My Awesome Australian: Online exhibition

Water Woman

Katie

Dr. John Yu

David

Dad on the Farm

Billy

'Ms Fashion'

Elyse, Annalyse, Charlee, Kaley, Allirah, Melody, Trinity

Big D

Miles

Senny's Surf Tours

Ruby

Natalie

Austin

Crikey!

Harvey

Florence loves Chalk

Poppy

My mum Zuhra

Mahnaz

Penny Wong

Frank

Anton

Larry

My Brother Ellis

Alec

My Mum and Me

Leo

Dad says hi

Leo

Yin Cao

Maggie

Grandpa

Daisy

My Dad

William

My Teacher - Ms Goodlace

Rocco

Outback Hero

Airlie

Granny Nola

Poppy

The Nature Explorer

Pele

Dog Man

Ziggy

My Awesome Australia Olympic Swimmer Ian Thorpe

Brandon

David Unaipon

Ray

Best Dad

Hughie

Leyla

Emily

The Giver (Raji)

Josephine

Science class

Isabelle

"Gulpilil"

Cleo, Lily, Bella

Alex Nunes

Benny

My Awesome Dad

Phoebe

Mama Mel

Stella

Wings

George

Mummy needs help

Illahah

'The Cultural Attache'

River, Jobe, James, Phin, Jamal, Ikinofo, Ryan, Cody

Jesse

Brodie

My principal

Michelle

Mother

Zhongfei

Benny