National Living Treasure (Australia)

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Template:Short description Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates National Living Treasure is a status created and occasionally updated by the National Trust of Australia's New South Wales branch, awarded to up to 100 living people. Recipients were selected by popular vote for having made outstanding contributions to Australian society in any field of human endeavour.

History

In 1997, the National Trust of Australia (NSW) called for nominations from the public for 100 Australian Living Treasures, and each nomination was counted as one vote. The nominees had to be living and had to have made a substantial and enduring contribution. The choice of those who were named as National Living Treasures was made by more than 10,000 Australians voting. Their votes determined who was chosen. The first list of 100 Living Treasures was published in 1997, which included 12 Indigenous Australians.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Phillip Adams, himself named as a National Treasure, gave his own opinion in an article on ANZAC Day in 2015 that when the list was first published in 1997, most were amused to find they were nominated; he suggested an alternative list to "celebrate those who make us happy".<ref>"National Living Treasures? I've got another list" by Phillip Adams, The Australian, 25 April 2015 (ANZAC Day)</ref>

In 2004, the list was refreshed with 15 new names, following the deaths of some people on the list and the exclusion of former Justice Marcus Einfeld, who was imprisoned after his retirement for perjury and perverting the course of justice relative to a speeding ticket, following an identical process to that used in 1997 – a public nomination and vote.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=autogeneratedd>Template:Cite AustLII.</ref>

On 23 January 2012, the National Trust of Australia (NSW) joined with Woman's Day magazine to launch a nationwide search for seven new National Living Treasures. They were announced, amid controversy, on 4 March 2012, when the National Trust refused to endorse the NSW branch's listing of the mining magnate Clive Palmer as one of the members.<ref>Template:Cite press release </ref><ref name="uproar">"National living treasure uproar" by Christine Sams and Cosima Marriner, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 March 2012</ref> Graeme Blackman, the chairman of the Australian Council of National Trusts, said that the list was not auspiced nationally by the National Trust.<ref name="uproar"/> However, the next day it was reported that "trust president Ian Carroll said the titles recognised that the country's culture was more than just our buildings and natural heritage."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was later revealed that the vote for Palmer had been manipulated, with several internal emails having been sent to his company's staff, their family and friends, urging that they vote for "Professor Clive Palmer".<ref name=elks>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 30 July 2014, the board of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) voted to remove Rolf Harris, who had been among the original 100 Australians selected for the honour in 1997, from the list, after his conviction on 12 charges of indecent assault between 1969 and 1986, and to also withdraw the award.<ref name=NTA2014>National Living Treasures – Current List, Deceased, Formerly Listed, National Trust of Australia (NSW), 22 August 2014</ref>

Current list

The 69 still-living people on the 2014 list which originally contained 93 living people:<ref name=NTA2014 /> Template:Div col

  1. Phillip Adams, humanist, social commentator
  2. Dame Marie Bashir, Governor of New South Wales, professor
  3. John Bell, actor
  4. Geoffrey Blainey, professor, historian
  5. Raelene Boyle, Olympic runner, sports commentator
  6. Frank Brennan, activist and priest
  7. Bob Brown, politician, Australian Greens activist
  8. Julian Burnside, barrister, refugee rights advocate, author
  9. Tim Costello, social activist, commentator
  10. Bill Crews, social activist
  11. Russell Crowe, actor
  12. Judy Davis, actress
  13. Sir William Deane, High Court judge and Governor-General of Australia
  14. Ernie Dingo, Indigenous Australian television personality
  15. Mick Dodson, Indigenous Australian leader
  16. Pat Dodson, Indigenous Australian activist/leader, politician
  17. Peter Doherty, immunologist, professor, Nobel Prize winner
  18. Ted Egan, musician, activist, administrator
  19. Herb Elliott, Olympic runner
  20. John Farnham, entertainer
  21. Dawn Fraser, Olympic swimmer, politician
  22. Ian Frazer, scientist
  23. Cathy Freeman, Indigenous Australian sportsperson, Olympic runner
  24. Peter Garrett, politician, singer and social activist
  25. Jennie George, Australian Council of Trade Unions leader, politician
  26. Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Indigenous Australian tennis player
  27. Shane Gould, Olympic swimmer
  28. Germaine Greer, writer, social activist
  29. John Hatton, independent NSW politician
  30. Peter Hollingworth, Archbishop of Brisbane, Governor-General
  31. Gabi Hollows, social activist, philanthropist
  32. Janet Holmes à Court, business leader, philanthropist
  33. John Howard, politician, Prime Minister
  34. Barry Jones, politician, author, polymath
  35. Paul Keating, Prime Minister
  36. Thomas Keneally, writer
  37. Cheryl Kernot, politician
  38. Nicole Kidman, actress
  39. Michael Kirby, lawyer, judge, social commentator
  40. Karl Kruszelnicki, scientist, author, media personality
  41. Rod Laver, tennis player
  42. David Malouf, novelist
  43. Garry McDonald, actor
  44. Walter Mikac, survivors' advocate
  45. Kylie Minogue, singer, actress
  46. Graeme Murphy, dancer, choreographer
  47. John Newcombe, tennis player, television commentator
  48. Greg Norman, golfer, businessman
  49. Sir Gustav Nossal, scientist, administrator
  50. Pat O'Shane, magistrate, Indigenous Australian leader<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  51. Clive Palmer, mining magnate,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  1. Mary Paton, founder of the Nursing Mothers' Association
  2. Noel Pearson, Indigenous Australian leader
  3. Kieren Perkins, Olympic swimmer, television commentator
  4. Pat Rafter, tennis player
  5. Henry Reynolds, historian
  6. Ken Rosewall, tennis player
  7. Dick Smith, businessman, social commentator
  8. Fiona Stanley, physician
  9. Richard Tognetti, violinist and conductor
  10. Anthony Warlow, singer
  11. Gai Waterhouse, racehorse trainer
  12. Steve Waugh, cricketer
  13. Robyn Williams, science broadcaster
  14. David Williamson, playwright
  15. Tim Winton, novelist
  16. Fiona Wood, physician
  17. Roger Woodward, pianist
  18. John Yu, medical doctor

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Deceased

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Removed while living

  • Western Australia's Department of Culture and the Arts has a list of State Living Treasures awarded in 1998, 2004, and 2015 to "honour influential elders of the artistic community", "acknowledge the ability of artists to engage, move, involve and entertain audiences. They honour the skill, imagination and originality of the artist" and "honour those artists whose lifetime work has enhanced the artistic and cultural life of Western Australia, providing inspiration for other artists and enriching the community."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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