Charity co-founder Brother Thomas Oliver Pickett AM has been named 2025 Senior Australian of the Year.

84-year-old Pickett co-founded Wheelchairs For Kids in 1996, which provides adjustable wheelchairs and occupational therapy expertise for children in developing countries.

His volunteer-run organisation has built and fitted more than 60,000 custom-made wheelchairs for children in 80 countries and is staffed by 250 retirees, who pitch in to help.

Luke Grant chats to Brother Thomas Oliver Pickett AM all about his remarkable story and what the award means to him.

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Little River Band guitarist, David Briggs, has been honoured as a member of the Order of Australia today. 

After leaving the Little River Band, Briggs embarked on a highly successful career as an audio engineer and producer, working on albums for Australian Crawl, Darryl Braithwaite and Russell Morris.

Luke Grant catches up with David Briggs to find out about his incredible career and what the Australia Day Honour means to him.

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An AFL legend fighting motor neurone disease, who has spent more than a decade fundraising to find a cure for the condition, has been named the 2025 Australian of the Year.

Former Essendon champion and Melbourne coach Neale Daniher, AO, has been battling the effects of MND – a condition which progressively damages nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord responsible for controlling muscles since 2013. 

Following his diagnosis, Daniher co-founded FightMND, a charity that has raised and invested more than $100 million for medical research to find a cure for the disease.

Luke Grant chats with his daughter, Bec Daniher to find out what the award means for Neale and his family, and how close we are for finding a cure for MND. 

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This week, Luke Grant is joined by Liberal Senator for the Northern Territory, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, for an Australia Day edition of the Sunday Sweep.

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This week, Luke Grant is joined by Indigenous Leader Warren Mundine and Director of Noongar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Danny Ford OAM, for a special edition of the Sunday Sweep.

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The birthing unit at Wyong has been gutted by stealth, and replaced with offices and sleeping quarters for doctors on-call, blindsiding mothers and midwives. 

It’s left a population of more than 350,000 with only one maternity unit, after Gosford Private Hospital announced it is closing the coast’s only private maternity service from March. 

Luke Grant chats with Wyong Hospital NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association Branch delegate, Kelly Falconer, about whether Gosford Public Hospital will be able to cope with the influx of expectant mothers and if the maternity ward will be able to return to Wyong.

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The world is preparing for the impending ceasefire in Gaza, which will see the release of hostages by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners from Israeli custody, in addition to a pause to the fighting in the besieged territory. 

However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Jewish state might not move forward with a ceasefire agreement until Hamas provides a list of the hostages set to be released.

Luke Grant chats with Aussie Mum and lawyer living in Tel Aviv, Lisa Segelov, to get her thoughts on whether or not she believes Hamas will hold up their end of the bargain, how the conflict has affected Israelis on a personal level and on the heinous antisemetic vandalism that has occurred in Australia. 

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