tech
Cancer tech pioneer leads NSW Australian of the Year nominees
An eighteen-year-old medical technology innovator from Kingsgrove, New South Wales, leads the nominees for the 2027 New South Wales Australian of the Year Awards. Michaela Loukas is shortlisted in the Young Australian of the Year category among seventeen people recognised for work in health, inclusion, law reform, science and community support. Before turning eighteen, she co-designed a robotic melanoma-screening prototype for rural communities and an artificial intelligence model that distinguishes malignant breast tissue with 96.5 percent accuracy. She graduated from Marist College Penshurst with a 98.15 ATAR and now studies a double degree in bioinformatics engineering and advanced science with a genetics major. Loukas is also advocating for the positive use of artificial intelligence in education, arguing it can accelerate learning rather than threaten careers. State winners will be announced on November 4 and advance to the national awards ceremony in Canberra on January 25.
Latest updates
Cancer tech pioneer leads NSW Australian of the Year nominees
An eighteen-year-old medical technology innovator from Kingsgrove, New South Wales, leads the nominees for the 2027 New South Wales Australian of the Year Awards. Michaela Loukas is shortlisted in the Young Australian of the Year category among seventeen people recognised for work in health, inclusion, law reform, science and community support. Before turning eighteen, she co-designed a robotic melanoma-screening prototype for rural communities and an artificial intelligence model that distinguishes malignant breast tissue with 96.5 percent accuracy. She graduated from Marist College Penshurst with a 98.15 ATAR and now studies a double degree in bioinformatics engineering and advanced science with a genetics major. Loukas is also advocating for the positive use of artificial intelligence in education, arguing it can accelerate learning rather than threaten careers. State winners will be announced on November 4 and advance to the national awards ceremony in Canberra on January 25.