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Paralympian and disability advocate Dylan Alcott has been named Australian of the Year By Akash Arora Source:sbs.com.au Paralympian Dylan Alcott, long-term volunteer for St John Ambulance Valmai Dempsey, and founder of a healthcare service for people experiencing homelessness Dr Daniel Nour are the Australians of the Year for 2022. One of Australia’s most recognisable sports stars, Dylan Alcott, has been crowned with the nation’s top honour. Last year, the wheelchair tennis champion made history by becoming the first man in any form of tennis to achieve the ‘golden slam’ after winning all four major singles titles and a gold medal at the Paralympics in one season. And on Tuesday, Mr Alcott, 31, once again made history by becoming the first person with a visible disability to be named Australian of the Year since the award program launched 62 years ago. “Winning grand slams and gold medals isn’t my purpose. It’s like, the ...