Australia Day on ABC

ABC and ABC News 24 will cover Australia Day 2015 celebrations with the Australian of the Year awards and National Flag Raising & Citizenship Ceremonies in each state.

Sunday, January 25

Australian of the Year Awards
6.00pm on ABC in your State
[Live on ABC News 24 at 6.00pm (AEDT), 5.30pm SA, 5.00pm QLD, 4.30pm NT, 3.00pm WA]

Join ABC’s Stephanie Brantz to celebrate what’s great about being Australian and meet the remarkable group of 2015 nominees in the award categories of Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year and Australia’s Local Hero.

Award winners will be announced by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

Finalists for the Australian of the Year Award this year include: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks OAM (NT); Rosie Batty (VIC); Debora-Lee Furness (NSW); Dr Gill Hicks MBE (SA); Professor Lyn Beazley AO (WA); Hetty Johnston AM (QLD); Rodney Croome AM (TAS); and Glenn Keys (ACT).

Monday, January 26

National Flag Raising & Citizenship Ceremony
10:00am on ABC in your State
[Live on ABC News 24 at 10.00am (AEDT), 9.30am SA, 9.00am QLD, 8.30am NT, 7.00am WA]

On Australia Day we celebrate in any number of ways, from community barbeques to fireworks to yabby racing. But it’s also a day where tens of thousands of people each year become Australian citizens.

We’ll go to Canberra for the Australia Day National Flag Raising and Citizenship Ceremony to welcome our newest Australian citizens. Hosted by ABC’s Stephanie Brantz, with commentary from Adam Spencer and the Hon Tim Fischer AO (former Deputy Prime Minister).

The National Flag Raising & Citizenship Ceremony is officiated and conducted by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

Governor-General’s Australia Day Address
6.55pm on ABC in your State

Every Australia Day, the Governor-General addresses the nation, reflecting on the year just past, the achievements of all Australians and the life of the nation.

For up-to-the-minute coverage, you can go to ABC News Online for Live streaming of ABC News 24, updated photo galleries, and breaking stories across the Australia Day long weekend.