Media icon Ita Buttrose has been named Australian of the Year for 2013 by Prime Minister Julia Gillard at a ceremony in Canberra today.
The former Cleo Editor and journalist said she hoped to draw attention to health and aging issues during her year in the national spotlight.
Refugee and Indigenous mentor Akram Azimi was named Young Australian of the Year.
The Senior Australian of the Year Award went to palliative care specialist Professor Ian Maddocks.
Shane Phillips, who operates a mentoring program to help young people in Sydney's Redfern, was named Australia's Local Hero.
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