Each year, the Australian of the Year Awards recognise people doing great things and celebrate their contributions to society. The 2021 awards were no exception and have stood out as being dominated by the achievements of women, including Grace Tame’s fight for legal reform in sexual violence legislation and Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann’s role in promoting reconciliation.
Among this year’s recipients are also many young Australians, including three women who continue to create positive change in local communities and across the world.
Isobel Marshall
Young Australian of the Year, Overall
Young Australian of the Year, Overall While still in high school, Isobel Marshall attended a Bond University leadership conference with her friend Eloise Hall. There they learnt about alternative business models including using profits to create social impact by funding community projects — better known as social enterprises.
Inspired to create their own, the two friends launched their own business, TABOO, a social enterprise dedicated to reducing period poverty and
