These personalities include:
Brian P. Schmidt, Noble laureate in Physics and Vice-Chancellor & President of Australian National University, Canberra
Mark Balla, business specialist and accomplished public speaker on humanitarian issues
Danielle Mate Sullivan, aboriginal artist
Sarah Todd, international chef, restaurateur, TV host, speaker and entrepreneur
Toby Walsh, chief scientist, Artificial Intelligence Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Salvatore Babones, sociologist, researcher and author
Guy Theodore Sebastian, leading Australian singer
Prime Minister congratulated them on their achievements and encouraged them to contribute to strengthening India-Australia relationship.