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My Awesome Australian: Online exhibition

Explore the creativity of young Australians in this special online exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Australian honours system.

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My Awesome Australian: Online exhibition

Mummy needs help

Illahah

"Mandhalpuyngu Man"

Brendan, Jacob, Dwayne, Brayden, Finn

Granny Nola

Poppy

The Dame

Sylus, Noah, Leeroy, Lucas, Xyon, Will, Mason, Tuquri

Crikey!

Harvey

Chad

Joanna, Prezlee, Eboni, Nyree

Picasso Portrait

Isla

Benny

Ari

The Best Dad in the World

Jack

Water Woman

Katie

Anton

Larry

Jack's Surf Tours

Leon

My Awesome dad

Angie

Face of Empowering Stories

Yenyu

Photography Feelings

Freya

My Aunty Lois

Misty

'The Cultural Attache'

River, Jobe, James, Phin, Jamal, Ikinofo, Ryan, Cody

Graeme Clark

Stanley

My Awesome Dad

Phoebe

Searching for dry land

Sarah

My Dad

Jiaxuan

The Milkman

Leo

My Mum the Alien

Noah

The Nature Explorer

Pele

Dad on the Farm

Billy

'Cathy'

Layce, Kaitlan, Charlee, Venise, Tia, Asleigh

Somme Man

Art

My Awesome Australia Olympic Swimmer Ian Thorpe

Brandon

The Sheikh

Hunter, Jake

Jill

Adelka

Penny Wong

Frank

Dr H

Clover

My Monksie

Archie

My principal

Michelle

My Teacher - Ms Goodlace

Rocco

My amazing teacher

Jan

The children’s guard

Joe

Ella and Elvis

Lucia

Yin Cao

Maggie

A female foreign minister