Evonne is, therefore, a great example of everything that make Australians who we are, and that 's why she should be made the Australian of the year. In her lifetime she had to make lot of hard choices to get where she is now. She gave up her culture and her family, so she could live her dream. Evonne knew she wasn 't going to be accepted because of her Indigenous background, but regardless of the hate she received, she never gave up and always pushed herself. She is great idol for anyone who doesn 't know who to fit in because she knew how it felt. She is also a resilient woman who should be considered a role model for all. Through her perseverance, she made it so far and she achieved so many things. She used to be a Australian 's World