Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy
2025 NAIDOC Award Winners Announced
The Minister for Indigenous Australians, Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, has congratulated the winners of the 2025 NAIDOC Awards.
The winners were announced tonight at the National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony in Perth, ahead of NAIDOC Week celebrations across the country.
This year marks 50 years of NAIDOC Week celebrations, this year’s NAIDOC Week theme is The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy.
The NAIDOC Awards recognise individual excellence and celebrate the strength, culture and leadership of First Nations people.
The National NAIDOC Committee considered more than 200 nominations before selecting the exceptional finalists and winners of the 2025 Awards:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Mr Michael Long(link is external)
Person of the Year Award: Dr Daniel Hunt(link is external)
Female Elder Award: Aunty Rosalie Kickett(link is external)
Male Elder Award: Uncle Harry Phillip Hall(link is external)
Sportsperson Award: Miss Danielle Ponter(link is external)
Youth Award: Miss Anika Gosling(link is external)
Creative Talent Award: Ms Christine Anu(link is external)
Caring for Country and Culture Award: Wadjemup Project Steering Group(link is external)
Education Award: Professor Eddie Cubillo(link is external)
Innovation Award: Blak Brews(link is external)
To learn more about the 2025 NAIDOC Awards winners and finalists, and how you can celebrate NAIDOC Week, visit www.naidoc.org.au(link is external)
https://ministers.pmc.gov.au/mccarthy/2025/2025-naidoc-award-winners-announced