AFL great Neale Daniher has been named the 2025 Australian of the Year. 💚💛 🇦🇺 Mr Daniher is the co-founder of FightMND, a charity looking for effective treatments and a cure for motor neurone disease (MND), a debilitating illness that takes away someone's use of their arms and legs, before their ability to eat, speak and breathe. Since the former Essendon Football Club captain was diagnosed with MND in 2013, he has been a tireless campaigner in the fight for a cure, raising millions of dollars to help prevent the suffering of those with MND in the future. The now 63-year-old has lived with the debilitating disease for more than 10 years, defying the average life expectancy of just 27 months. Follow live: ab.co/42yvSCZ Keep up with all the latest live sport, news and analysis: ab.co/ABCListenApp