There are Oscars, Grammys, OBEs, AOs, Ashes, QCs and Australians Of The Year, but there is only one award that matters:

The 2009 GrodsCorp unAustralian Of The Year.

In this inaugural presentation of the GrodsCorp unAustralian Of The Year, the GrodsCommunity will decide which Australian put the “un” into unAustralian better than any other Australian during 2008. The GrodsCorp unAustralian can come from any field of public life, be it politics, media, journalism, the blogosphere, sport or whatever. There are no limits.

The 2009 GrodsCorp unAustralian Of The Year will win a certificate (value: one page of paper and necessary printer toner) and everlasting pride.

But now, dear GrodsReader, it’s over to you. Here’s how it works.

1. Nominate in the comments of this post the Australian person who you think deserves the prefix “un” more than any other Australian. Include about 25-50 words of justification with your nomination, making sure you identify the action or actions that were particularly “un”. Only one nomination per person. Nominations due at 5pm on Wednesday 14 January.
2. The GrodsTeam will assemble a shortlist of ten nominations that will be open for voting until 5pm on 24 January.
3. The GrodsCorp unAustralian Of The Year will be formally announced on Australia Day with a commemorative post.

Have at it!