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Australian of the year
Coverage of Australian of the year in the Nexus archive.
- Richard Scolyer, cancer researcher and former Australian of the year, dies aged 59
Richard Scolyer, a cancer researcher and former Australian of the year, died at 59. He was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in 2023 and conducted pioneering work on immunotherapy. His family shared a statement he wrote before his death.