Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg named Australian of the Year for 2026

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• No1@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  inspire young people to chase their dreams

  Her dream was to fly to space.

  Young people dream to own a home.

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  • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    More like dreaming about the next meal and keeping the lights on.

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• FireWire400@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  2026 has just begun, though.

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  • FippleStone@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This way the winner gets to flaunt it throughout the year

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• maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I honestly forgot people travel into space, which is wild because we watched I.S.S. not so long ago.

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  • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    She hasn’t actually been into space though, which is what makes this award very bizarre.

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• finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Poor Gina. Nothing for her again.

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