Australian of the year 2019: Thai cave rescue divers win rare joint award

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Two cave divers who helped in the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their coach from a flooded Thai cave have been jointly named 2019 Australian of the year.

Richard Harris and Craig Challen, who have been friends and cave diving partners for years, were awarded the honour together on Friday night in Canberra. Theirs is the first joint award since 1967, when the band the Seekers was named.

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