claim: Scandal is from 1987.
evidence: The Greatest of All - Our 50 Top Australians was a newspaper article published in The Australian on 27 June 2013 , coinciding with that year 's Australia Day .. The Australian. The Australian. Australia Day. Australia Day. Compiled by News Limited journalist Billy Rule , the article listed what he considered were the top 50 individuals -LRB- including one horse -RRB- who `` have helped define who we are as a people and how Australia is perceived as a country '' , including ` trailblazers ' , those who left a legacy for others to admire or benefit from , and those that engendered inspiration .. News Limited. News Limited. Yassmin Abdel-Magied  : Intellectual -LRB- born 3 March 1991 , Khartoum , Sudan -RRB-. Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Intellectual. Intellectual. Sir Donald Bradman  : Cricketer -LRB- born 1908 , New South Wales ; died 2001 , South Australia -RRB-. Sir Donald Bradman. Donald Bradman. Howard Florey  : Microbiologist , Nobel Prize laureate and one of the discoverers of penicillin -LRB- born 1898 , South Australia ; died 1968 , England -RRB-. Howard Florey. Howard Florey. Nobel Prize. Nobel Prize. penicillin. penicillin. Nobel Prize laureate. Nobel Prize laureate. John Curtin  : Australian Prime Minister during the Second World War -LRB- born 1885 , Victoria ; died 1945 , Australian Capital Territory -RRB-. John Curtin. John Curtin. St Mary of the Cross MacKillop  : Saint , nun and co-founder of rural education order Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart -LRB- born 1842 , New South Wales ; died 1929 , New South Wales -RRB-. St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Mary MacKillop. Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Eddie Mabo  : Torres Strait Islander and advocate for indigenous land rights -LRB- born 1936 , Queensland ; died 1992 , Queensland -RRB-. Eddie Mabo. Eddie Mabo. Torres Strait Islander. Torres Strait Islander. Sir John Monash  : Australian Army general and victor of the Battle of Hamel in the First World War -LRB- born 1865 , Victoria ; died 1931 , Victoria -RRB-. Sir John Monash. John Monash. Battle of Hamel. Battle of Hamel. Sir Douglas Mawson  : Antarctic explorer -LRB- born 1882 , England ; died 1958 , South Australia -RRB-. Sir Douglas Mawson. Douglas Mawson. Edith Cowan  : Social campaigner and the first woman elected to an Australian parliament -LRB- born 1861 , Western Australia ; died 1932 , Western Australia -RRB-. Edith Cowan. Edith Cowan. Albert Jacka  : Soldier in the Gallipoli campaign and recipient of the Victoria Cross -LRB- born 1893 , Victoria ; died 1932 , Victoria -RRB-. Albert Jacka. Albert Jacka. Gallipoli campaign. Gallipoli campaign. Victoria Cross. Victoria Cross. Sir Marcus Oliphant  : Physicist who assisted in the development of radar and the atomic bomb -LRB- born 1901 , South Australia ; died 2000 , Australian Capital Territory -RRB-. Sir Marcus Oliphant. Marcus Oliphant. radar. radar. atomic bomb. atomic bomb. Dawn Fraser  : Swimmer , first woman to swim 100 metres in under one minute -LRB- born 1937 , New South Wales -RRB-. Dawn Fraser. Dawn Fraser. Sir Ernest Edward ` Weary ' Dunlop  : Army doctor -LRB- born 1907 , Victoria ; died 1993 , Victoria -RRB-. Nancy Wake  : Special Operations Executive agent -LRB- born 1912 , New Zealand ; died 2011 , England -RRB-. Nancy Wake. Nancy Wake. Special Operations Executive. Special Operations Executive. Rod Laver  : Tennis player -LRB- all time men 's record of 200 Singles titles -RRB- -LRB- born 1938 , Queensland -RRB-. Rod Laver. Rod Laver. The Rev John Flynn  : Founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service -LRB- born 1880 , Victoria ; died 1951 , New South Wales -RRB-. The Rev John Flynn. John Flynn ( minister ). Royal Flying Doctor Service. Royal Flying Doctor Service. Phar Lap  : Racehorse -LRB- foaled 1926 , New Zealand ; died 1932 , United States -RRB-. Phar Lap. Phar Lap. Dame Enid Lyons  : First woman to be appointed to the Cabinet of Australia -LRB- born 1897 , Tasmania ; died 1981 , Tasmania -RRB-. Dame Enid Lyons. Enid Lyons. Cabinet of Australia. Cabinet of Australia. Bob Hawke  : Prime Minister -LRB- born 1929 , South Australia -RRB-. Bob Hawke. Bob Hawke. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith  : Aviator -LRB- born 1897 , Queensland ; died 1935 , Andaman Sea off the coast of Burma -RRB-. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Charles Kingsford Smith. Rupert Murdoch  : Founder and CEO of News Corporation -LRB- born 1931 , Victoria -RRB-. Rupert Murdoch. Rupert Murdoch. News Corporation. News Corporation. Bruce Kingsbury  : Soldier in the Kokoda Track Campaign and Victoria Cross recipient -LRB- born 1918 , Victoria ; died 1942 , New Guinea -RRB-. Victoria Cross. Victoria Cross. Bruce Kingsbury. Bruce Kingsbury. Kokoda Track Campaign. Kokoda Track Campaign. Barry Marshall  : Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology -LRB- born 1951 , Western Australia -RRB-. Nobel Prize. Nobel Prize. Barry Marshall. Barry Marshall. Nobel Prize laureate. Nobel Prize laureate. Margaret Court  : Tennis player -LRB- all time women 's record of 192 Singles titles -RRB- -LRB- born 1942 , New South Wales -RRB-. Margaret Court. Margaret Court. Norman Lindsay  : Illustrator and sculptor -LRB- born 1879 , Victoria ; died 1969 , New South Wales -RRB-. Norman Lindsay. Norman Lindsay. Betty Cuthbert  : Track athlete -LRB- four time Olympic champion -RRB- -LRB- born 1938 , New South Wales -RRB-. Betty Cuthbert. Betty Cuthbert. Lawrence Hargrave  : Aeronautical engineer -LRB- born 1850 , England ; died 1915 , New South Wales -RRB-. Lawrence Hargrave. Lawrence Hargrave. AC / DC  : Rock band -LRB- established 1973 , New South Wales -RRB-. AC / DC. AC / DC. Sir Robert Menzies  : Australia 's longest serving Prime Minister -LRB- born 1894 , Victoria ; died 1978 , Victoria -RRB-. Sir Robert Menzies. Robert Menzies. Dame Nellie Melba  : Operatic soprano -LRB- born 1861 , Victoria ; died 1931 , Victoria -RRB-. Dame Nellie Melba. Nellie Melba. Lionel Rose  : Boxer -LRB- first Indigenous Australian to win a world title -RRB- -LRB- born 1948 , Victoria ; died 2011 , Victoria -RRB-. Lionel Rose. Lionel Rose. Dennis Lillee  : Cricketer -LRB- born 1949 , Western Australia -RRB-. Dennis Lillee. Dennis Lillee. Albert Namatjira  : Artist -LRB- born 1902 , Northern Territory -LRB- then South Australia -RRB- ; died 1959 , Northern Territory -RRB-. Albert Namatjira. Albert Namatjira. Elizabeth Kenny  : Nurse , advocate of physiotherapy for polio sufferers -LRB- born 1880 , New South Wales ; died 1952 , Queensland -RRB-. Elizabeth Kenny. Elizabeth Kenny. Vincent Lingiari  : Aboriginal land rights advocate -LRB- born 1908 , Northern Territory -LRB- then South Australia -RRB- ; died 1988 , Northern Territory -RRB-. Vincent Lingiari. Vincent Lingiari. Bart Cummings  : Racehorse trainer -LRB- born 1927 , South Australia ; died 2015 , New South Wales -RRB-. Bart Cummings. Bart Cummings. Michael Hutchence  : Founding member of rock band INXS -LRB- born 1960 , New South Wales ; died 1997 , New South Wales -RRB-. Michael Hutchence. Michael Hutchence. INXS. INXS. John Howard  : Prime Minister -LRB- born 1939 , New South Wales -RRB-. John Howard. John Howard. Caroline Chisholm  : Philanthropist -LRB- born 1808 , England ; died 1877 , England -RRB-. Caroline Chisholm. Caroline Chisholm. Cyril Callister  : Food technologist and inventor of Vegemite -LRB- born 1893 , Victoria ; died 1949 , Victoria -RRB-. Cyril Callister. Cyril Callister. Vegemite. Vegemite. Barry Humphries  : Actor and writer -LRB- born 1934 , Victoria -RRB-. Barry Humphries. Barry Humphries. Edward Hargraves  : Discoverer of gold in Australia -LRB- born 1816 , England ; died 1891 , New South Wales -RRB-. Edward Hargraves. Edward Hargraves. Errol Flynn  : Actor -LRB- born 1909 , Tasmania ; died 1959 , Canada -RRB-. Errol Flynn. Errol Flynn. Slim Dusty  : Country singer -LRB- born 1927 , New South Wales ; died 2003 , New South Wales -RRB-. Slim Dusty. Slim Dusty. Sir Henry Parkes  : New South Wales Premier who advocated for the Federation of Australia -LRB- born 1815 , England ; died 1896 , New South Wales -RRB-. Sir Henry Parkes. Henry Parkes. Federation of Australia. Federation of Australia. Greg Norman  : Golfer -LRB- born 1955 , Queensland -RRB-. Greg Norman. Greg Norman. Reg Grundy  : Television entrepreneur -LRB- born 1923 , New South Wales ; died 2016 , Bermuda -RRB-. Reg Grundy. Reg Grundy. Fred Hollows  : Ophthalmologist and humanitarian -LRB- born 1929 , New Zealand ; died 1993 , New South Wales -RRB-. Fred Hollows. Fred Hollows. Richie Benaud  : Cricketer -LRB- born 1930 , New South Wales ; died 2015 , New South Wales -RRB-. Richie Benaud. Richie Benaud. `` Honorary Australians ''  : Billy Rule included a category for all non-citizens whose contributions had been integral to shaping Australia , including English and Dutch explorers James Cook , Matthew Flinders , William Dampier and Dirk Hartog , botanist Joseph Banks , US General Douglas MacArthur , Dutch soccer coach Guus Hiddink , Irish Australian Rules Footballer Jim Stynes and -LRB- incorrectly identified as a non-Australian citizen -RRB- Russian boxer Kostya Tszyu .. James Cook. James Cook. Matthew Flinders. Matthew Flinders. William Dampier. William Dampier. Dirk Hartog. Dirk Hartog. Joseph Banks. Sir Joseph Banks. Douglas MacArthur. Douglas MacArthur. Guus Hiddink. Guus Hiddink. Jim Stynes. Jim Stynes. Kostya Tszyu. Kostya Tszyu. Category  : Greatest Nationals. Category  : Top people lists