‘Incredibly humbled’: Rare dual-winners awarded 2024 Australians of the Year

In a rare dual-win, Professor Georgina Long and Professor Richard Scolyer have been named joint Australians of the Year. The melanoma researchers and Co-Medical Directors of the Melanoma Institute of Australia were honoured at the National Arboretum in Canberra on Thursday night, on the eve of Australia Day. The joint winners joined Sky News Australia to discuss their prestigious award. Mr Scolyer said he feels “incredibly humbled and honoured” to receive such an award. “Very proud for what we’ve done,” he said. Ms Long revealed the moment “doesn’t feel real”. “It is so humbling, such an honour; we were quite shocked, and we’re proud, proud to be Australian,” she said.