Quantum physicist named 2018 Australian of the Year

By Judith Ireland
Updated January 26 2018 - 10:18am, first published 10:11am
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull greets New South Wales Australian of the Year finalist Professor Michelle Yvonne Simmons at a 2018 Australian of the Year finalist morning tea at The Lodge in Canberra, Thursday, January 25, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull greets New South Wales Australian of the Year finalist Professor Michelle Yvonne Simmons at a 2018 Australian of the Year finalist morning tea at The Lodge in Canberra, Thursday, January 25, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Quantum physicist Michelle Simmons has been named 2018 Australian of the Year, in recognition of her work in the "space race of the computing era".

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