Research Australia Awards Hall of Fame
The annual Research Australia Awards celebrate the achievements of individuals and organisations that have helped further Australian health and medical research excellence through corporate giving, philanthropy, advocacy or their own research contributions.
The Awards are held alternate years in Sydney and Melbourne and attended by the leaders of the health and medical research community, business and government
Great Australian Philanthropy Award
This award is to recognise and encourage personal philanthropic donations over a period of time by an individual or family to health and medical research.
2003 Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, AC, DBE
2004 Lady Mary Fairfax
2005 The Myer Family
2006 Carlo Salteri AC
2007 Mr. Frank Lowy AC
2008 Judy and Jack Gibson OAM
2009 Mr Clive Berghofer AM
Leadership and Innovation Award
This award recognises an individual or organisation that has shown exceptional leadership and/or innovation towards making health and medical research a higher national priority.
2003 The Hon. Bob Carr, Premier of New South Wales.
2004 The Hon. Peter Beattie, Premier of Queensland.
2005 The Hon John Brumby
Victorian Minister for State and Regional Development and
Minister for Innovation
2006 Sir Gus Nossal, AC, CBE
2007 Professor J. Coghlan AO
2008 Professor Fiona Stanley AC
2009 Professor Joseph Sambrook
Leadership in Corporate Giving Award
To recognise and foster involvement of Australian businesses, both small and large, in advancing health and medical research in Australia.
2003 Channel Seven Perth.
2004 Coco’s Fresh Food Market, Queensland
2005 Estee Lauder
2006 L.J. Hooker
2007 Wesfarmers Ltd
2008 Pfizer Australia
2009 Macquarie Group Foundation
Lifetime Achievement Award
This award honors a significant lifetime commitment to supporting and promoting health and medical research.
2003 Mrs Mickie Hardie and Mrs Leila Schmidt (posthumously)
2004 Susan Alberti AM
2005 Sir Bruce Watson AC
2006 The Hon Neville Wran AC
2007 Ken Roberts AM
2008 Professor the Hon. Barry Jones AO
2009 Elaine Henry OAM
The Advocacy Award *
Combines the celebrity and media awards from previous years. This award recognises an Australian from either the Health and Medical Research Community, media, celebrity or a member of the community that has raised community awareness about the benefits of health and medical research and the need for increased funding.
2008 Dr James O Little AO, musician
2009 Professor Ian Hickie AM
Celebrity Advocacy Award
This award recognised an Australian celebrity who has used their fame and influence in advocacy, fundraising or building awareness of health and medical research.
2003 Sarah Murdoch, Model and Patron for
the National Breast Cancer Foundation
2004 Michael Milton, Paralympian and supporter of
children’s cancer research
2005 Delta Goodrem, musician, singer and actress
2006 Ricky Ponting, Australian cricket captain
2007 Lisa Wilkinson, television personality
Health Research in the Media Award
This award recognised journalists/media personalities who have dedicated their time and efforts to promoting health and medical research through the media and raising the profile of research in the Australian community.
2004 Belinda Hope, Medical Reporter, National Nine News.
2005 Sophie Scott, National Health Reporter, ABC Television news
2006 Dr Norman Swan, Health Reporter, ABC Radio National
2007 Carol Nader, The Age newspaper
National Leadership in Advocacy Award (special award category)
The National Leadership in Advocacy Award was a special award presented to the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing Hon. Tony Abbott for his personal commitment to raising funds the Westmead Millennium Institute through the Pollie Pedal bike ride.
2006 Hon. Tony Abbott MP
The Discovery Award
An early career researcher (no more than five years past PhD) whose paper/patent/discovery has already demonstrated its importance or impact. The Discovery Award was introduced in 2008.
2008 Dr Jeff Holst
2009 Dr Sarah Whittle
Nominations for the 2009 Awards are now closed.
See the 2009 DVD
See the 2008 DVD
See the 2007 DVD
Find out more about past "Thank You" Day Awards and activities
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