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== History == |
== History == |
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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 [[Living National Treasure|National Living Treasures]] was made via more than 10,000 Australians voting. Their votes determined who was chosen. The first list of 100 Living Treasures was published in 1997. |
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 [[Living National Treasure|National Living Treasures]] was made via more than 10,000 Australians voting. Their votes determined who was chosen. The first list of 100 Living Treasures was published in 1997. Phillip Adams wrote that 'None of the 100 had sought the honour and most were bemused by it'.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/national-living-treasures-ive-got-another-list/news-story/14dccd48188a1f779125d4a0a836eb0a</ref> |
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In 2004 the list was refreshed with 15 names, following the deaths of notable Australians and the exclusion of disgraced former Justice [[Marcus Einfeld]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-03-14/15-australians-honoured-as-national-living/151232|title=15 Australians honoured as 'national living treasures'|date=14 March 2004|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|accessdate=18 July 2010}}</ref> following an identical process to that used in 1997 – a public nomination and vote. |
In 2004 the list was refreshed with 15 names, following the deaths of notable Australians and the exclusion of disgraced former Justice [[Marcus Einfeld]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-03-14/15-australians-honoured-as-national-living/151232|title=15 Australians honoured as 'national living treasures'|date=14 March 2004|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|accessdate=18 July 2010}}</ref> following an identical process to that used in 1997 – a public nomination and vote. |
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On 23 January 2012, the National Trust of Australia (NSW) joined with ''[[Woman's Day (Australian magazine)|Woman's Day]]'' magazine to launch a nationwide search for seven new National Living Treasures. They were announced, amid controversy,<ref>Christine Sams, Cosima Marriner: [http://www.smh.com.au/national/national-living-treasure-uproar-20120303-1u9ql.html National living treasure uproar], ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 4 March 2012. Accessed 16 March 2012.</ref> on 4 March 2012.<ref name="SMH2012">{{cite news |title=Kylie, Olivia and... Clive? |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/kylie-olivia-and-clive-national-living-treasure-attacks-swan-20120304-1uaoc.html |accessdate=4 March 2012 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=4 March 2012 |agency=AAP}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.nationaltrust.com.au/nationallivingtreasures/ |title=National Trust announces seven new National Living Treasures |publisher= National Trust of Australia (NSW) |date=4 March 2012 |accessdate=8 March 2012 }}</ref> |
On 23 January 2012, the National Trust of Australia (NSW) joined with ''[[Woman's Day (Australian magazine)|Woman's Day]]'' magazine to launch a nationwide search for seven new National Living Treasures. They were announced, amid controversy,<ref>Christine Sams, Cosima Marriner: [http://www.smh.com.au/national/national-living-treasure-uproar-20120303-1u9ql.html National living treasure uproar], ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 4 March 2012. Accessed 16 March 2012.</ref> on 4 March 2012.<ref name="SMH2012">{{cite news |title=Kylie, Olivia and... Clive? |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/kylie-olivia-and-clive-national-living-treasure-attacks-swan-20120304-1uaoc.html |accessdate=4 March 2012 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=4 March 2012 |agency=AAP}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.nationaltrust.com.au/nationallivingtreasures/ |title=National Trust announces seven new National Living Treasures |publisher= National Trust of Australia (NSW) |date=4 March 2012 |accessdate=8 March 2012 }}</ref> |
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Controversy arose ias a result of the new list when the National Trust refused to endorse the mining magnate [[Clive Palmer]] as one of the members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/national-living-treasure-uproar-20120303-1u9ql.html|title=National living treasure uproar|publisher=}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On 30 July 2014, the board of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) voted to remove Rolf Harris from the list after his conviction on twelve charges of indecent assault between 1969 and 1986, and to withdraw the award.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20140919173538/http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/nsw/NationalLivingTreasures</ref> Harris had been among the original 100 Australians selected for the honour in 1997. |
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The chairman of the National Trust disowned the list in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/national-living-treasure-uproar-20120303-1u9ql.html|title=National living treasure uproar|publisher=}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On 30 July 2014, the board of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) voted to remove Rolf Harris from the list after his conviction on twelve charges of indecent assault between 1969 and 1986, and to withdraw the award.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20140919173538/http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/nsw/NationalLivingTreasures</ref> Harris had been among the original 100 Australians selected for the honour in 1997. |
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==Current list== |
==Current list== |
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Revision as of 08:31, 27 August 2016
A National Living Treasure is a person who according to the National Trust of Australia has 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 via more than 10,000 Australians voting. Their votes determined who was chosen. The first list of 100 Living Treasures was published in 1997. Phillip Adams wrote that 'None of the 100 had sought the honour and most were bemused by it'.[1]
In 2004 the list was refreshed with 15 names, following the deaths of notable Australians and the exclusion of disgraced former Justice Marcus Einfeld,[2] following an identical process to that used in 1997 – a public nomination and vote.
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,[3] on 4 March 2012.[4][5]
Controversy arose ias a result of the new list when the National Trust refused to endorse the mining magnate Clive Palmer as one of the members.[6]
The chairman of the National Trust disowned the list in 2012.[7]
On 30 July 2014, the board of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) voted to remove Rolf Harris from the list after his conviction on twelve charges of indecent assault between 1969 and 1986, and to withdraw the award.[8] Harris had been among the original 100 Australians selected for the honour in 1997.
Current list
The 85 living people on the 2014 list of 93 living people:[9]
- Phillip Adams, humanist, social commentator
- Dame Marie Bashir, former Governor of New South Wales, professor
- John Bell, actor
- Geoffrey Blainey, professor, historian
- Raelene Boyle, Olympic runner, sports commentator
- Frank Brennan, social commentator
- Bob Brown, politician, Australian Greens activist
- Julian Burnside, barrister, refugee rights advocate, author
- Don Burrows, jazz musician
- Tim Costello, social activist, commentator
- Bill Crews, social activist
- Russell Crowe, actor
- Betty Cuthbert, Olympic runner
- Judy Davis, actress
- Sir William Deane, former High Court judge and former Governor-General
- Ernie Dingo, indigenous Australian television personality
- Mick Dodson, indigenous Australian leader
- Pat Dodson, indigenous Australian activist/leader, politician
- Peter Doherty, immunologist, professor, Nobel Prize winner
- Ted Egan, musician, activist, administrator
- Herb Elliott, Olympic runner
- John Farnham, entertainer
- Dawn Fraser, Olympic swimmer, former politician
- Ian Frazer, scientist
- Cathy Freeman, indigenous Australian sportsperson, Olympic runner
- Margaret Fulton, writer, food expert
- Peter Garrett, politician, former singer and social activist
- Jennie George, ACTU trade union leader, politician
- Evonne Goolagong Cawley, indigenous Australian tennis player
- Shane Gould, Olympic swimmer
- Germaine Greer, writer, social activist
- Catherine Hamlin, physician
- John Hatton, independent NSW politician
- Basil Hetzel, medical researcher, public health advocate
- Peter Hollingworth, former Archbishop of Brisbane, Governor-General
- Gabi Hollows, social activist, philanthropist
- Janet Holmes à Court, business leader, philanthropist
- John Howard, politician, former Prime Minister
- Barry Humphries, entertainer
- Barry Jones, former politician, author, polymath
- Caroline Jones, television personality, social commentator
- Paul Keating, former Prime Minister
- Thomas Keneally, writer
- Cheryl Kernot, former politician
- Nicole Kidman, actress
- Ian Kiernan, businessman, social activist
- Michael Kirby, lawyer, judge, social commentator
- Karl Kruszelnicki, scientist, author, media personality
- John Landy, Olympic athlete, former Governor of Victoria
- Rod Laver, tennis player
- Michael Leunig, cartoonist, social commentator
- Ted Mack, politician, social commentator
- David Malouf, novelist
- Garry McDonald, actor
- Walter Mikac, survivors' advocate
- Kylie Minogue, singer, actress
- Jack Mundey, trade union leader
- Graeme Murphy, dancer, choreographer
- Les Murray, poet
- John Newcombe, tennis player, television commentator
- Olivia Newton-John, singer, actress
- Greg Norman, golfer, businessman
- Sir Gustav Nossal, scientist, administrator
- Lowitja O'Donoghue, indigenous Australian leader
- Pat O'Shane, magistrate, indigenous Australian leader[10]
- Clive Palmer, mining magnate, former billionaire,[11] politician, got on the list after his staff were instructed to vote for him [12]
- Mary Paton, founder of the Nursing Mothers' Association
- Noel Pearson, indigenous Australian leader
- Kieren Perkins, Olympic swimmer, television commentator
- Pat Rafter, tennis player
- Henry Reynolds, historian
- Ken Rosewall, tennis player
- Dick Smith, businessman, social commentator
- Fiona Stanley, physician
- Richard Tognetti, violinist and conductor
- Anthony Warlow, singer
- Gai Waterhouse, racehorse trainer
- Steve Waugh, cricketer
- Robyn Williams, science broadcaster
- David Williamson, playwright
- Tim Winton, novelist
- Fiona Wood, physician
- Roger Woodward, pianist
- John Yu, medical doctor
- Galarrwuy Yunupingu, indigenous Australian leader
Deceased (formerly listed)
- Betty Archdale, cricketer, educator (d. 2000)
- Faith Bandler, academic, activist and advocate for indigenous Australians and South Sea Islander people (d. 2015)
- Nancy Bird Walton, aviator (d. 2009)
- Arthur Boyd, artist (d. 1999)
- Sir Jack Brabham, world champion Formula One driver (d. 2014)
- Sir Don Bradman, cricketer (d. 2001)
- Harry Butler, naturalist and conservationist (d. 2015)
- Ruth Cracknell, theatre, film and television actress (d. 2002)
- Bart Cummings, racehorse trainer (d. 2015)
- Sir Roden Cutler, World War II hero, Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002)
- Don Dunstan, Premier of South Australia, social commentator (d. 1999)
- Slim Dusty, singer, entertainer (d. 2003)
- Malcolm Fraser, former Prime Minister (d. 2015)
- Hazel Hawke, social activist and former wife of Bob Hawke, a former Prime Minister (d. 2013)
- Donald Horne, academic, writer, author of The Lucky Country (d. 2005)
- Robert Hughes, art critic, author (d. 2012)
- Elizabeth Jolley, author (d. 2007)
- Dame Leonie Kramer, academic, businesswoman (d. 2016)
- Jimmy Little, Indigenous Australian singer, (d. 2012)
- Colleen McCullough, author, writer, (d. 2015)
- Edward (Ted) Matthews, World War I soldier and last Gallipoli survivor (d. 1997)
- Judith Wright McKinney, poet (d. 2000)
- Sir Mark Oliphant, physicist, Governor of South Australia (d. 2000)
- Margaret Olley, artist (d. 2011)
- Charles Perkins, indigenous Australian leader (d. 2000)
- Peter Sculthorpe, musician, composer (d. 2014)
- Mum Shirl Smith, aboriginal Australian activist (d. 1998)
- Dame Joan Sutherland, opera singer (d. 2010)
- Mavis Taylor, humanitarian (d. 2007)
- Tom Uren, politician (d. 2015)
- Sir Alan Walker, social commentator/activist (d. 2003)
- Morris West, author (d. 1999)
- Gough Whitlam, former Prime Minister (d. 2014)
- Margaret Whitlam, social activist, wife of Gough Whitlam (d. 2012)
- R. M. Williams, businessman (d. 2003)
Removed while living
- Marcus Einfeld, disgraced former judge; removed 2008[13]
- Rolf Harris, disgraced entertainer; removed 2014[14]
References
- ^ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/national-living-treasures-ive-got-another-list/news-story/14dccd48188a1f779125d4a0a836eb0a
- ^ "15 Australians honoured as 'national living treasures'". Australia: ABC News. 14 March 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ Christine Sams, Cosima Marriner: National living treasure uproar, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 March 2012. Accessed 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Kylie, Olivia and... Clive?". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "National Trust announces seven new National Living Treasures" (Press release). National Trust of Australia (NSW). 4 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "National living treasure uproar".
- ^ "National living treasure uproar".
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20140919173538/http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/nsw/NationalLivingTreasures
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20140919173538/http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/nsw/NationalLivingTreasures
- ^ Clennell, Andrew; Wood, Alicia (24 January 2013). "O'Shane to retire from life on bench". The Australian. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "BRW Rich 200 List 2016". 27 May 2016.
- ^ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/investigations/refined-votes-made-clive-palmer-a-national-living-treasure/story-fn6tcs23-1226682223077
- ^ Daniele, Linda (1 November 2008). "Marcus Einfeld: From living treasure to liar". The Australian. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20140919173538/http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/nsw/NationalLivingTreasures