What do you think.

A certain percentage of votes?

I don’t who gets to vote, someone may be able to enlighten me? There have been some good choices and a lot of bad ones. Doctor Fraser was the right choice but when sports identities or other high profiles become Australian of the year I think we have lowered the bar and cheapened the credibility of the whole thing.
Are Corey Delaney or some of the Melbourne crime families in the running? Some of the profiles created and cultivated by Commercial television and the soapy magazines are of trashy Australians but would attract votes from parts of our community.

Australian of the Year?

NOT:

A sportsperson

Actor

Politician

Pop Star

Lawyer

Stockbroker

Any kind of CEO, unless they donate every cent to charity.

WHO SHOULD:

Any one of our myriad volunteer workers.

My mum

My dad (posthumously)

The man who stopped and repaired my car when broken down miles from anywhere 15 years ago.

All my friends

In my opinion the Australian of the year should go to a parent who has at least three kids, a motgage and holds a full time job knowing that with travel costs to and from work they would be just as well off if they stayed home.

These are real deserving Australians of the year and I belive there are many of them out there.

It is such a big question and I scratch my head to the choices they come up with. I think the whole thing is discriminatory. I have seen normal every-day people do the most extraordinary feats of bravery in saving the life of a stranger and if it doesn't hit the media, know- one knows about it. This in my view, the way one is nominated, as fractal has mentioned above, is wrong.

Saving the life of a stranger or helping would be my choice.

I think voting should start with each town nominating what the people know that has happened in there community and once all towns and cities have made their choice's, then it should be put to the Australian people for the final vote.

There are stories and there are stories. Sportsmen, actor's, charity worker's all seem to be there year after year.