Finalists for 2016 Australian of the Year

AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR

NSW - Elizabeth Broderick

QLD - Catherine McGregor

VIC - Julian McMahon

WA - Anne Carey

SA - Dr John Greenwood

TAS - Jane Hutchinson

ACT - David Morrison

NT - Will MacGregor

SENIOR AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR

NSW - Gordian Fulde

QLD - Tim Fairfax

VIC - Jack Charles

WA - Graham Edwards

SA - Monica Oliphant

TAS - Professor Ian Allison

ACT - Professor Greg Tegart

NT - Bob Shewring

YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR

NSW - Melissa Abu-Gazaleh

QLD - Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett.

VIC - Robert Gillies

WA - Catherine Hughes

SA - Arman Abrahimzadeh

TAS - Zac Lockhart

ACT - Nipuni Wijewickrema

NT - Benjamin Masters

AUSTRALIA'S LOCAL HEROES

NSW - Catherine Keenan

QLD - Michael Ross

VIC - Rebecca Scott

WA - Stephen Langford

SA - Claire Foord

TAS - Raymond Arnold

ACT - Peter Cursley

NT -David Taylor

Source: http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/