Australia — we’re keen to see your entries!
Remember, Australians can enter the Awards too! | Image by vectors icon on pexels.com
In 2021, we opened the Awards to our plain language counterparts in Australia to enter. Despite the temptation for some trans-Tasman rivalry, it’s been a win-win situation ever since!
More Australian entries would be bonza!*
We’re keen to see more entries from Australia. So if you’re responsible for some plain language goodness or you know a worthy contender, here’s how to enter.
Enter the 2025 Plain Language Awards
*Australian slang for ‘awesome’, ‘great’, or ‘amazing’.
Australians have been past finalists and winners
Since 2021, plain language enthusiasts in Australia have wasted no time in entering the Awards and showing the judges they have the clear communication goods!
Finalists and winners since 2021 include:
- Lauren Kelindeman, Legalite
- Legalite
- Plain Language, Health Literacy and Engagement Team (enliven Victoria)
- thinkstep-anz (New Zealand and Australian-based).
Australian-based entries can enter all Awards categories
People and businesses in Australia are welcome to enter any of our 13 categories. You can also nominate the good and the bad in our two People’s Choice categories — the Best Plain Language Communication and the Worst Brainstrain Communication.
You just need to meet the same conditions as entrants do in New Zealand. You’ll also need to be an organisation that’s registered in Australia, or have a registered Australian address.
The standard entry fee for people in Australia is AUD$125, and AUD$65 for registered charities.
Six judges from Australia are sharing their expertise on our judging panel
Every year, the Awards is fortunate to have Australian judges gracing our judging panel. And this year, we have six — some new, but most returning judges from past years.
Their plain language expertise is impressive. But it’s gold when combined with the perspectives and skills from the fields they work in: health communication, law, policy, academia — and even a founder of the Plain English Foundation in Australia and judge of the inaugural Awards in 2006.
Did I mention gold?!
See our judging panel for 2025
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