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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

My mum the nurse

Evie

Dad

Thomas

My friend

Ella

My Aunty Lois

Misty

Toby

Duncan

My mum

Zoe

'Ms 400'

Noah, Sierra, Aubrey, Lateesha, Olivia, Kiah

My best friend

Stella

My Grandpa

Rusmita

Yin Cao

Maggie

Albie

Alice

Portrait of Aislinn

Jack

Clint (my Dad)

Laykin

Along the Yarra with Dad

Henry

Dad

Felicity

My grandma

Claire

My dad

Derek

The Dame

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

My Friend

Mina

My best friend - out piggin

Hamish

My Awesome Australia Olympic Swimmer Ian Thorpe

Brandon

My best friend

Ruby

My Cousin

Grace

BEST MUM EVER!

Charlie

Larry

Brian

Mummy needs help

Illahah

Song of the summer

Marlee

Maddie

Lilly

My Mum

Nate

Jamie

Isaac

Jarman Impey

Levi

Daddy

Louis

Hayley (Mum)

Mia

My Pop Joe

Albie

Mood after test

peiang

A pink sunrise

Elli

YOUNG POWER

Moses

Alexandra

Makayla

My Dad, the bravest one

Aidan

The way we know her