The 2025 Australian of the Year is Neale Daniher AO, the co-founder of FightMND and former Australian Rules footballer. ACM is proud to be a media partner for the 2025 Australian of the Year Awards.
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00:00This recognition isn't just for me. It belongs to the entire M&T community, the families, the carers, the researchers, the volunteers, all those at the 5th M&T Foundation.
00:15The journey began for me in 2013 when I was diagnosed with motor neuron disease, a beast of a disease.
00:24It doesn't discriminate. It robs you of your ability to move, speak, swallow, and eventually breathe.
00:33But it did something else too. It lit a fire within me.
00:38As Australians, we can continue this fight against the beast and one day achieve our vision, a world without M&T.
00:48Your 2025 Australian of the Year, Neil Danaher.