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Australian Living Treasures are people who have been nominated by the National Trust of Australia. 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, R. M. Williams and Judith Wright McKinney.
The list stands as follows:

Phillip Adams, humanist, social commentator

Dr Faith Bandler, academic, activist and advocate for Indigenous Australians and South Sea Islander people

Professor Marie Bashir, Governor of NSW

John Bell, actor

Nancy Bird-Walton, aviator

Professor Geoffrey Blainey, historian

Raelene Boyle, Olympic runner, sports commentator

Father Frank Brennan, social commentator

Senator Bob Brown, politician, Greens activist

Julian Burnside, barrister, refugee rights advocate, author

Don Burrows, musician

The Rev Tim Costello, social activist / commentator

The Rev Bill Crews, social activist

Russell Crowe, actor

Bart Cummings, racehorse trainer

Betty Cuthbert, Olympic runner

Judy Davis, actress

Sir William Deane, former High Court judge and Governor General of Australia

Ernie Dingo, Indigenous Australian television personality

Dr 'Mick' Dodson, Indigenous Australian leader

Pat Dodson, Indigenous Australian activist/leader

Professor Peter Doherty, immunologist, Nobel Prize winner

Ted Egan, musician, activist, administrator

Justice Marcus Einfeld, lawyer, social activist

Herb Elliott, Olympic runner

John Farnham, entertainer

Dawn Fraser, Olympic swimmer, former politician

Malcolm Fraser, former Prime Minister of Australia

Cathy Freeman, Indigenous Australian sportsperson, Olympic runner

Margaret Fulton, writer, food expert

Peter Garrett, singer, social activist, politician

Jennie George, ACTU trade union leader, politician

Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Indigenous Australian tennis player

Shane Gould, Olympic swimmer

Dr Germaine Greer, writer, social activist

Dr Catherine Hamlin, physician

Rolf Harris, entertainer

John Hatton, NT politician

Hazel Hawke, social activist, ex-wife of Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia

Dr Basil Hetzel, medical researcher, public health advocate

Rev Peter Hollingworth, former Governor General of Australia

Gabi Hollows, social activist, philanthropist

Janet Holmes a Court, business leader, philanthropist

John Howard, politician, former Prime Minister of Australia

Robert Hughes, art critic, author

Barry Humphries, entertainer

Barry Jones, former politician, author, polymath

Caroline Jones, television personality, social commentator

Paul Keating, former Prime Minister of Australia

Thomas Keneally, writer

Cheryl Kernot, former politician

Nicole Kidman, actress

Ian Kiernan, businessman, social activist

Justice Michael Kirby, lawyer, judge, social commentator

Professor Dame Leonie Kramer, academic, businesswoman

John Landy, Olympic athlete, former Governor of Victoria

Rod Laver, tennis player, businessman

Michael Leunig, cartoonist, social commentator

Jimmy Little, Indigenous Australian singer

Ted Mack, politician, social commentator

David Malouf, novelist

Dr Colleen McCullough, author, writer

Garry McDonald, actor

Walter Mikac, survivors' advocate

Dr Jack Mundey, trade union leader

Graeme Murphy, dancer, choreographer

Les Murray, broadcaster

John Newcombe, tennis player, television commentator

Greg Norman, golfer, businessman

Sir Gustav Nossal, scientist, administrator

Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue, Indigenous Australian leader

Dr Margaret Olley, artist

Dr Pat O'Shane, magistrate, Indigenous Australian leader

Mary Paton

Noel Pearson, Indigenous Australian leader

Kieren Perkins, Olympic swimmer, television commentator

Pat Rafter, tennis player

Professor Henry A. Reynolds, historian

Ken Rosewall, tennis player

Professor Peter Sculthorpe, musician, composer

Dick Smith, businessman, social commentator

Professor Fiona Stanley, physician

Dame Joan Sutherland, opera singer

Mavis Taylor

Richard Tognetti, violinist and conductor

Tom Uren, former politician

Anthony Warlow, singer

Gai Waterhouse, racehorse trainer

Steve Waugh, cricketer

Gough Whitlam, statesman, former Prime Minister of Australia

Margaret Whitlam, social activist, wife of Gough Whitlam

Robyn Williams, science broadcaster

David Williamson, playwright

Tim Winton, novelist

Dr Fiona Wood, physician

Roger Woodward, pianist

Dr John Yu, medical doctor

Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Indigenous Australian leader

Deceased (formerly listed)

Betty Archdale, cricketer, educator

Arthur Boyd, artist

Sir Donald Bradman, cricketer

Ruth Cracknell, actress

Sir Arthur Roden Cutler, World War II hero, Governor of New South Wales

Don Dunstan, politician, Premier of South Australia, social commentator

Slim Dusty, singer, entertainer

Donald Horne, academic, writer, author of The Lucky Country

Elizabeth Jolley, author

Edward (Ted) Matthews, World War 1 soldier and last Gallipoli survivor

Judith Wright McKinney, poet

Sir Mark Oliphant, physicist, former Governor of South Australia

Charles Perkins, Indigenous Australian leader

Mum (Shirl) Smith, Aboriginal Australian activist

The Rev Sir Alan Walker, social commentator/activist

Morris West, author

R. M. Williams, businessman

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