3 Read the article again and answer the questions. 1 Why is it difficult to predict the winner of the award? 2 How many finalists are there each year? Akram Azimi's achievement so great? 3 Why is 4 What did lan Thorpe achieve at 14? 5 Who was able to do something good after a bad experience? 6 Why is the date of the awards ceremony so special?

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Do you know somebody who has done something speciai ? Should they win a prize for it ? Will you're Australian every year you can recommend a fellow Australian for an award , The Young Australian of the Year Award is for young people between the age of 16 and 30 , and for personal academic or professional achievements , There are so many recommendations , it's virtually impossible to know who will win , so the vote is very exciting . Each of the states selects 4 people , so the Winner is chosen from a shortlist of 32 One winner , Akram Azimi , worked with Aboriginal communities in remote Western Australia . This is amazing because he arrived in Australia as a refugee from Afghanistan when he was just 13 , sa English is not his first language Akram used his natural skills as a leader to help young people work and study in rural cornmunities Cther winners include the swimmer lan Thorpe Like many portal Thorpe started very young A age of 14 , he became the young malo over to representar and he victory in the 1998 Parth World Championship made youngest ever individual malah Champion . Thorpe won the round Australian of the your award breaking records and winning medals at the Sydney Olympes Meanwhile , other prices on gone to people of great bravery , Trisha Broodbridge became famous in Australia for surviving the 2005 tsunami in Thailand . Her husband sadly died in the tragedy . She set up the Broadbridge Fund , a charity which helped to build the Broadbridge Education Centre on Thanh Phi Phi Slar The award is announced on the eve of Australia Day ( 26th January ) and is very popular with Australian people . On the night of the 25th the nation will be watching to find out this year's winner
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