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Divers who rescued boys from Thai cave named 2019 Australians of the Year

Dr Richard Harris and Dr Craig Challen at the 2019 Australian of the Year Awards

Dr Richard Harris and Dr Craig Challen at the 2019 Australian of the Year Awards Source: AAP

Two men who helped rescue the 12 boys and their football coach from flooded caves in Thailand last year are among a raft of people to have been hounoured at the 2019 Australian of the Year ceremony in Canberra.


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By Evan Young

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Two men who helped rescue the 12 boys and their football coach from flooded caves in Thailand last year are among a raft of people to have been hounoured at the 2019 Australian of the Year ceremony in Canberra.



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