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Australian Living TreasuresAustralian Living Treasures are people who have been nominated by the National Trust. The first list of 100 Living Treasures was published in 1997. The list was recently refreshed with 15 names, following the deaths of notable Australians such as: Sir Donald Bradman, Ruth Cracknell, Slim Dusty, RM Williams and Judith Wright McKinney. The list stands as follows: - Phillip Adams AO : broadcaster, writer
- Dr Faith Bandler AM : indigenous Australian leader
- John Bell AM OBE :
- Prof Geoffrey Blainey AO : historian
- Raelene Boyle MBE : Olympic runner, media
- The Rev Father Frank Brennan AO : social commentator
- Senator Bob Brown : Greens activist
- Don Burrows AO MBE : musician
- Evonne Goolagong Cawley AO MBE : indigenous Australian, tennis player
- The Rev Tim Costello : social activist / commentator
- The Rev Bill Crews AM : social activist
- Bart Cummings AM : horse trainer, (father of Gai Waterhouse)
- Betty Cuthbert AM MBE : Olympic runner
- Judy Davis : actor
- Thomas Keneally AO : writer
- His Excellency the Hon Sir William Deane AC KBE : High Court judge, former Governor General of Australia
- Ernie Dingo AM : television personality, indigenous Australian
- Dr Michael James 'Mick' Dodson AM : indigenous Australian leader
- Pat Dodson : indigenous Australian activist/leader
- Prof Peter Doherty AC : physicist, Nobel Prize winner
- The Hon Justice Marcus Einfeld AO QC : lawyer, social activist
- Herb Elliot AC MBE :
- John Farnham AO : entertainer
- Dawn Fraser AO MBE : Olympic swimmer
- The Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH : former Prime Minister of Australia
- Cathy Freeman OAM : Olympic runner
- Margaret Fulton OAM : writer, food expert
- Peter Garrett AM : singer, social activist
- Jennie George : trade union leader
- Shane Gould MBE : Olympic swimmer
- Dr Germaine Greer : writer, social activist
- Rolf Harris AM OBE : entertainer
- John Hatton AO :
- Hazel Hawke AO : social activist, former wife of former Prime Minister of Australia
- The Most Rev Peter Hollingworth AO OBE : former Governor General of Australia
- Gabi Hollows : social activist, philanthropist
- Janet Holmes a Court AO : business leader, philanthropist
- Donald Horne AO : academic, writer
- The Hon John Howard : politician, Prime Minister of Australia
- Robert Hughes AO : art critic
- Barry Humphries AO : entertainer
- Elizabeth Jolley AO :
- The Hon Barry Jones AO : politician
- Caroline Jones AO : television personality, social commentator
- The Hon Paul Keating : former Prime Minister of Australia
- Cheryl Kernot : politician
- Ian Kiernan AO OAM : businessman, social activist
- The Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG : lawyer, judge, social commentator
- Prof Dame Leonie Kramer AC DBE : academic, businesswoman
- Rod Laver : tennis player, businessman
- Michael Leunig : cartoonist, social commentator
- Ted Mack : politician, social commentator
- David Malouf AO :
- Dr Colleen McCullough : writer
- Garry McDonald AO : actor
- Mr Walter Mikac :
- Dr Jack Mundey AO : trade unition leader
- Graeme Murphy AM :
- Les Murray AO : poet
- John Newcombe AO OBE tennis player, television commentator
- Greg Norman AM : golf player, businessman
- Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE : scientist
- Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue AC CBE AM : indigenous Australian leader
- Dr Pat O'Shane AM : Magistrate, indigenous Australian leader
- Dr Margaret Olley AO :
- Noel Pearson : indigenous Australian leader
- Kieren Perkins OAM : Olympic swimmer, television commentator
- Prof Henry A. Reynolds :
- Ken Rosewall :
- Prof Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE : musician, composer
- Dick Smith AO : businessman, social commentator
- Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE : opera singer
- Richard Tognetti :
- The Hon Tom Uren AO : politician
- Nancy Bird-Walton AO OBE : aviator
- Anthony Warlow : singer
- Gai Waterhouse : horse trainer, (daughter of Bart Cummings)
- The Hon Gough Whitlam AC QC : politician, former Prime Minister of Australia
- Margaret Whitlam AO : social activist, wife of Gough Whitlam
- Robyn Williams AM : broadcaster
- David Williamson AO : playwright
- Tim Winton : author
- Roger Woodward AC OBE : musician
- Dr John Yu AC : medical doctor
- Galarrwuy Yunupingu AM : indigenous Australian leader (pronunciation: Goo-lar-woy You-nuh-Pin-goo)
Deceased (formerly listed) - Betty Archdale MBE
- Arthur Boyd AC OBE : artist
- Sir Donald Bradman AC : cricketer
- Ruth Cracknell AM : actor
- Sir Arthur Roden Cutler VC, AK, KCMG, KStJ, KCVO, CBE : World War II hero, Governor of New South Wales
- The Hon Don Dunstan AC : politician, Premier of South Australia, social commentator
- Slim Dusty AO MBE : singer / entertainer, Golden Guitar winner
- Ted Matthews :
- Judith Wright McKinney :
- Sir Mark Oliphant AC : physicist, former Governor of South Australia
- Charles Perkins AO : indigenous Australian leader
- Mum (Shirl) Smith AM MBE :
- The Rev Sir Alan Walker Kt OBE DD : social commentator / activist
- Morris West AO : writer
- R M Williams AO CMG : businessman
External links *Australian Living Treasures
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