List of Business Awards in Australia
This is the world’s best list of Business Awards in Australia. It includes all the most credible Australian Business Awards, from Australian Banking Awards to HR awards in Australia. Here you can find information to help you enter The ABA 100 Australian Business Awards, The Telstra Business Awards and Telstra Business Women’s Awards, Best Places to Work in Australia, PRIA Golden Target Awards, The Australian Training Awards, The Australian Engineering Excellence Awards and The Australian HR Awards amongst many others. It includes Australian Awards from across different industry sectors, so whether you are looking for Australian Banking Awards or Marketing Awards in Australia, you have come to the right place.
Also check out our Asia Pacific Business Awards and International Business Awards by industry sector pages for other awards you may wish to enter.
Please note: the “~” symbol means that the date is based on the previous year’s awards programme or is an estimate based on the information available.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
| Award name | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
| Great Place to Work Australia | 5th Nov | 5th Dec | HR & Training | Australia |
| Australian Street Art Awards | 6th Nov | ~2nd Mar | Travel & Tourism | Australia |
| Grey Nomad Awards | 6th Nov | ~4th Mar | Travel & Tourism | Australia |
| The Franchise Council of Australia’s Excellence in Franchising Awards | 6th Nov | 1st Mar | Business | Australia |
| Melbourne Business Network Awards | 7th Nov | 7th Dec | Business | Australia |
| Women's Business Club Awards Australia | 30th Nov | 6th Dec | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Cruise Industry Awards | 30th Nov | 9th Mar | Travel & Tourism | Australasia |
| The Australian Small Business Awards | 15th Dec | 15th Jan | Business | Australia |
| Australian IoT Awards | 15th Dec | 13th Jun | IT & Telecommunications | Australia |
| The Australian Best Places to Work powered by WorkL | 15th Dec | 1st Feb | HR & Training | Australia |
| Leeton Shire Council Australia Day Awards | 10th Jan | ~26th Jan | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Outstanding Leadership Awards | 22nd Jan | 18th May | Business Leaders | Australasia |
| IT Journalism Awards (The Lizzies) | ~10th Feb | ~12th May | Journalism Publishing & Media | Australasia |
| The Australian LGBTQ Inclusion Awards | ~11th Feb | ~27th May | HR & Training | Australia |
| The Australian Workplace Equality Index | ~11th Feb | ~27th May | HR & Training | Australia |
| Australian Interior Design Awards | ~17th Feb | ~29th May | Construction & Architecture | Australia |
| AWARD Awards | ~17th Feb | ~27th Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
| Stroke Foundation National Stroke Awards | ~17th Feb | ~14th May | Health & Social Care | Australasia |
| Australian Small Business Champion Awards | ~20th Feb | ~28th Apr | Business | Australia |
| Inspiring Workplaces Awards Australasia | 21st Feb | ~24th May | HR & Training | Australasia |
| The Mumbrella CommsCon Awards | ~24th Feb | ~11th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia |
| RCSA Industry Awards | ~27th Feb | ~1st Jun | HR & Training | Australasia |
| Dulux Colour Awards | ~1st Mar | ~11th May | Construction & Architecture | Australasia |
| Australian Construction Achievement Award | 5th Mar | 15th Aug | Construction & Architecture | Australia |
| Advance Global Australian Awards | ~6th Mar | ~13th Sep | Business Leaders | Australia |
| LGPro Positive Aging & Wellbeing Awards | ~6th Mar | ~31st Mar | Public Sector | Australia |
| BETTER FUTURE GOV Design Awards | ~9th Mar | ~30th May | Design & Innovation | Australia |
| Canstar Innovation Excellence Awards | ~9th Mar | ~6th Apr | Financial Services | Australia |
| Property Council of Australia Innovation & Excellence Awards | ~10th Mar | ~23rd Aug | Planning & Property | Australia |
| LinkedIn Top 25 Companies to Work For in Australia | ~15th Mar | ~18th Apr | HR & Training | Australia |
| Australian Education Awards | ~17th Mar | ~11th Aug | Education | Australia |
| Australian International Beer Awards | ~17th Mar | ~25th May | Retail & Consumer Goods | Australia |
| NSW Training Awards | ~19th Mar | ~9th Sep | HR & Training | Australia |
| ABA100 Customer Service Excellence Awards | 21st Mar | ~21st Sep | Customer Contact | Australia |
| The Impact Awards | ~26th Mar | ~24th Aug | Business | Australia |
| Australian Subsea Business Awards | ~30th Mar | ~3rd Jun | Energy & Utilities | Australia |
| ABA100 Australian Business Awards | ~30th Mar | ~11th Aug | Business | Australia |
| Australia’s Best Workplaces in Technology | 31st Mar | 12th Apr | IT & Telecommunications | Australia |
| iAwards | ~6th Apr | ~31st Aug | IT & Telecommunications | Australia |
| Australian Marine Industry Awards | ~11th Apr | ~18th May | Transport & Logistics | Australia |
| WA Training Awards | ~28th Apr | ~21st Sep | HR & Training | Australia |
| RICS Awards Australia | ~28th Apr | ~12th Sep | Construction & Architecture | Australia |
| The ACOMM Awards | ~28th Apr | ~27th Jul | IT & Telecommunications | Australia |
| SSON's Impact Awards Australasia | ~28th Apr | ~21st Jun | IT & Telecommunications | Australasia |
| Canstar’s Bank of the Year Awards | ~28th Apr | ~30th May | Financial Services | Australia |
| MFA Media Federation Awards | ~3rd May | ~21st Sep | Journalism Publishing & Media | Australia |
| Online Retail Industry Awards ORIAs | ~5th May | ~20th Jul | Retail & Consumer Goods | Australasia |
| Australian HR Awards | ~5th May | ~1st Sep | HR & Training | Australia |
| AFR Boss Most Innovative Companies | ~5th May | ~28th Sep | Business | Australasia |
| Australian Insurance Industry Awards | ~5th May | ~24th Aug | Financial Services | Australia |
| Insurance Business Awards Australia | ~12th May | ~15th Sep | Financial Services | Australia |
| Telstra Best of Business Awards | ~17th May | ~23rd Mar | Business | Australia |
| The Urban Developer Awards | ~17th May | ~30th Aug | Construction & Architecture | Australasia |
| CIO50 Australia | ~19th May | ~23rd Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Australia |
| Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence | ~26th May | 13th Oct | Business | Australia |
| Australian Engineering Excellence Awards | ~30th May | 29th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Australia |
| The Australian Training Awards | ~31st May | ~18th Nov | HR & Training | Australia |
| The AITD Excellence Awards | ~31st May | ~17th Oct | HR & Training | Australia |
| Best Places to Work in Australia | 31st May | ~4th Aug | HR & Training | Australia |
| The Australian Council for Educational Leaders ACEL National Awards | ~31st May | ~28th Sep | Education | Australia |
| Women in Technology WiT Awards Queensland | ~31st May | ~22nd Sep | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Australian Marketing Institute AMI Marketing Awards | ~31st May | 12th Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
| Australia’s Best Workplaces for Women | 31st May | 9th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Australia's Best Workplaces List | 31st May | 2nd Aug | HR & Training | Australia |
| Australian Effie Awards | ~1st Jun | 12th Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
| Australian Export and Investment Awards | ~2nd Jun | ~24th Nov | Supply Chain | Australia |
| AusMumpreneur Awards | ~4th Jun | ~24th Aug | Business Leaders | Australia |
| The Resilient Australia Awards | ~5th Jun | ~18th Oct | Public Sector | Australasia |
| Premier of Queensland's Export Awards | ~9th Jun | 18th Oct | Supply Chain | Australia |
| BETTER FUTURE Melbourne Design Awards | ~15th Jun | ~8th Aug | Design & Innovation | Australia |
| Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRA) | ~30th Jun | 14th Oct | Journalism Publishing & Media | Australia |
| Resene Total Colour Awards | ~30th Jun | ~1st Sep | Design & Innovation | Australasia |
| Australasian Fleet Champions Awards | ~30th Jun | ~20th Oct | Transport & Logistics | Australasia |
| Multicultural Health Communication Awards | ~30th Jun | 4th Dec | Health & Social Care | Australia |
| Green Gown Awards Australasia | ~30th Jun | 23rd Nov | Education | Australasia |
| Gold Coast Urban Design Awards | ~30th Jun | 9th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Australia |
| Melbourne Asia Game Changer Awards | ~30th Jun | 1st Dec | Business Leaders | Australia |
| SBE Impact Awards | ~3rd Jul | ~1st Oct | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Awards | ~7th Jul | 20th Oct | Business | Australia |
| CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards | ~14th Jul | 16th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia |
| CEO Magazine Executive of the Year | ~21st Jul | 16th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Australian Urban Design Awards | ~21st Jul | ~30th Oct | Construction & Architecture | Australia |
| Australian Women's Small Business Champion Awards | ~21st Jul | ~23rd Sep | Business Leaders | Australia |
| BETTER FUTURE Sydney Design Awards | ~27th Jul | 17th Oct | Design & Innovation | Australia |
| Australian Trades Small Business Champion Awards | ~27th Jul | ~22nd Sep | Business | Australia |
| Sally Isaac Memorial Scholarship Fund Award | ~31st Jul | 16th Nov | Public Sector | Australia |
| Ethnic Business Awards | ~31st Jul | ~30th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Tech For Good Awards | ~31st Jul | ~1st Sep | Corporate Social Responsibility | Australia |
| Australian of the Year Awards | ~31st Jul | ~25th Jan | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Australian Young Entrepreneur Awards | ~31st Jul | ~26th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia |
| The B&T Awards | ~31st Jul | 24th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia |
| Australian Business Excellence Awards | ~31st Jul | 10th Nov | Business | Australia |
| Australia’s Best Workplaces in Healthcare & Biopharma | 31st Jul | 1st Oct | HR & Training | Australia |
| Asia Property Awards - Australia | ~4th Aug | 13th Oct | Planning & Property | Australia |
| FinTech Awards Australia | ~7th Aug | ~24th Aug | Financial Services | Australia |
| FM Industry Awards for Excellence | ~11th Aug | 30th Nov | Planning & Property | Australia |
| Transform Awards ANZ | ~11th Aug | ~24th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia |
| ARN Innovation Awards | ~11th Aug | 16th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Australia |
| APSCo Awards for Excellence Australia | ~11th Aug | 26th Oct | HR & Training | Australia |
| Women in Finance Awards Australia | ~17th Aug | 10th Nov | Financial Services | Australia |
| Public Relations Institute of Australia PRIA Golden Target Awards | ~18th Aug | 12th Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
| Australian Biosecurity Awards | ~22nd Aug | ~10th Nov | Corporate Social Responsibility | Australia |
| Australian Young Lawyer Awards | ~25th Aug | ~6th Sep | Legal Services | Australia |
| Hotel Management HM Awards | ~30th Aug | 24th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Australasia |
| Xero Awards Australia | ~30th Aug | 23rd Nov | Financial Services | Australia |
| IPWEA Engineering Excellence Awards | ~31st Aug | 10th Apr | Construction & Architecture | Australia |
| National Retail Awards | ~31st Aug | 26th Oct | Retail & Consumer Goods | Australia |
| Australian Mining Prospect Awards | ~1st Sep | 9th Nov | Energy & Utilities | Australia |
| The Women’s Network Australia (WNA) Impact Awards | ~1st Sep | 22nd Nov | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Asian-Australian Leadership Awards | ~4th Sep | 15th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia |
| The TIARA Recruitment Awards Australia | ~7th Sep | 16th Nov | HR & Training | Australia |
| The Smart50 Awards | ~8th Sep | 16th Nov | Business | Australia |
| The Australian Outstanding Security Performance Awards OSPAs | ~8th Sep | 23rd Oct | Business | Australia |
| ASCLA Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Awards | ~10th Sep | 10th Nov | Supply Chain | Australia |
| The SEMrush AU Search Awards | ~15th Sep | ~9th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
| Pause Awards – the Ecosystem Business Awards | ~15th Sep | 4th Dec | Business | Australia |
| AdNews Agency of the Year Awards | ~19th Sep | 22nd Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
| AFR Fast 100 and Fast Starters List | ~21st Sep | 1st Nov | Business | Australia |
| The Australian Influencer Marketing Council AiMCO Awards | ~23rd Sep | ~16th Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
| Women in Business Australia Awards | ~25th Sep | ~16th Dec | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Canberra Women in Business CWB Synergy Group Awards | 29th Sep | 27th Oct | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards | 2nd Oct | 2nd Dec | Business | Australia |
| City of Wanneroo Business Awards | 2nd Oct | 3rd Nov | Business | Australia |
| Australian Achiever Awards | 3rd Oct | 5th Oct | Customer Contact | Australia |
| Australia & New Zealand Agency of the Year Awards | 4th Oct | 7th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia |
| Campaign Agency of the Year Australia New Zealand | 4th Oct | 7th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia |
| Independent Financial Adviser Excellence Awards | 13th Oct | 6th Dec | Financial Services | Australia |
| AFR Best Places to Work List | 19th Oct | ~26th Apr | HR & Training | Australasia |
| LGPro Awards for Excellence | 23rd Oct | ~20th Feb | Public Sector | Australia |
| The Victorian Aboriginal Business Awards | 24th Oct | 24th Nov | Business | Australia |
| The Australian Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership | 27th Oct | ~27th Feb | Business Leaders | Australia |
| CME Women in Resources Awards | 27th Oct | 22nd Mar | Energy & Utilities | Australia |
| EY Entrepreneur of the Year Australia | 31st Oct | 22nd Mar | Business Leaders | Australia |
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