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Grace Crivellaro

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Olympic legend top silks score highest honours - The Untold Story

Cathy Freeman has been appointed as a Companion of the Order of Australia. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

From an Olympic legend to the sharpest legal minds, groundbreaking researchers and leading politicians, Australians from all walks of life have been recognised for their contributions to the nation.

Some 680 people were recognised with awards in the general division of the Order of Australia as part of the annual Australia Day honours list.

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