Australia Day is January 26.

Tim Flannery named Australian of the Year, 2007.
Flannery is a prominant paleontologist and spokesman on the issue of global warming and author of the recent book The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth.

Articles in The Australian discussing Tim Flannery's award of Australian of the Year, 2007:
Flannery sees irony in PM's new hue
Editorial: A clever country, a together country