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, Great Place to Work Australia, PRIA Golden Target Awards, The Australian Small Business Champion Awards, Australian Business Excellence Awards, Australian of the Year Awards, AFR BOSS Most Innovative Companies, 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.
Read our ‘Guide to Australian Business Awards‘ 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 | Awards Trust Mark |
| Asian-Australian Leadership Awards | 3rd Aug | ~10th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| FM Industry Awards for Excellence | 7th Aug | 26th Nov | Planning & Property | Australia | - |
| ASCLA Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Awards | 7th Aug | 23rd Oct | Supply Chain | Australia | - |
| Australian AI Awards | 14th Aug | 30th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | Australia | - |
| Best of Australia Small Business Awards (BASA Awards) | 20th Aug | 15th Oct | Business | Australia | - |
| Australasian Fleet Champions Awards | 21st Aug | 10th Nov | Transport & Logistics | Australasia | - |
| Australian Young Lawyer Awards | 28th Aug | ~6th Sep | Legal Services | Australia | - |
| The TIARA Recruitment & Talent Solutions Awards ANZ | 28th Aug | 19th Nov | HR & Training | Australasia | - |
| Hotel Management HM Awards | 31st Aug | 20th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Australasia | - |
| InnovationAus Awards for Excellence | ~2nd Sep | ~27th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Australia | - |
| Sally Isaac Memorial Scholarship Fund Award | 4th Sep | 22nd Oct | Public Sector | Australia | - |
| Australia & New Zealand Agency of the Year Awards | 4th Sep | 8th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia | - |
| Campaign Agency of the Year Australia New Zealand | 4th Sep | 8th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia | - |
| The B&T Awards | 4th Sep | 27th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia | - |
| Digital Economy Awards (The Digis) | 4th Sep | 27th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Australia | - |
| Melbourne Asia Game Changer Awards | ~5th Sep | 13th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| ABA100 Australian Business Awards | ~11th Sep | ~20th Nov | Business | Australia | - |
| AFR Fast 100 and Fast Starters List | ~11th Sep | ~1st Nov | Business | Australia | - |
| Independent Financial Adviser Excellence Awards | ~12th Sep | ~4th Dec | Financial Services | Australia | - |
| Australian Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership | ~12th Sep | ~24th Feb | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| IPWEA Engineering Excellence Awards | ~18th Sep | 8th Apr | Construction & Architecture | Australia | - |
| Women in Finance Awards Australia | ~21st Sep | ~14th Nov | Financial Services | Australia | - |
| The Victorian Aboriginal Business Awards | ~22nd Sep | 6th Nov | Business | Australia | - |
| City of Wanneroo Business Awards | ~22nd Sep | ~1st Nov | Business | Australia | - |
| Canberra Women in Business CWB Synergy Group Awards | ~22nd Sep | 23rd Oct | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| AdNews Agency of the Year Awards | ~25th Sep | ~19th Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia | - |
| Pause Awards | ~30th Sep | ~2nd Dec | Business | Australia | - |
| Australian Young Entrepreneur Awards | ~30th Sep | ~26th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| Australia’s Best Workplaces in Healthcare, Biopharma & Social Assistance | ~30th Sep | ~2nd Oct | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards | ~1st Oct | ~29th Nov | Business | Australia | - |
| The Australian Influencer Marketing Council AiMCO Awards | ~2nd Oct | ~29th Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia | - |
| CME Women in Resources Awards | 2nd Oct | 19th Nov | Energy & Utilities | Australia | - |
| AFR Best Places to Work List | ~9th Oct | ~26th Apr | HR & Training | Australasia | - |
| Australian Women's Small Business Champion Awards | ~15th Oct | ~15th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| APAC Search Awards | ~23rd Oct | ~5th Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
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| Melbourne Business Network Awards | ~2nd Nov | ~11th Dec | Business | Australia | - |
| Australian Achiever Awards | ~7th Nov | ~8th Nov | Customer Contact | Australia | - |
| The AITD Excellence Awards | ~9th Nov | ~14th May | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| BETTER FUTURE Australian Design Awards | ~20th Nov | ~5th Jan | Design & Innovation | Australia | - |
| Cruise Industry Awards | ~21st Nov | ~7th Mar | Travel & Tourism | Australasia | - |
| Insurance Business Awards Australia | ~21st Nov | ~1st May | Financial Services | Australia | - |
| Women's Business Club Awards Australia | ~30th Nov | ~3rd Dec | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| LGPro Awards for Excellence | 8th Dec | 18th Jun | Public Sector | Australia | - |
| Mumbrella CommsCon Awards | ~12th Dec | ~25th Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia | - |
| Canstar Innovation Excellence Awards | ~12th Dec | ~6th Apr | Financial Services | Australia | - |
| The Australian Small Business Awards | ~15th Dec | ~15th Jan | Business | Australia | - |
| RCSA Recruitment Industry Awards | ~15th Dec | ~21st May | HR & Training | Australasia | - |
| Resene Total Colour Awards | ~19th Dec | ~1st Sep | Design & Innovation | Australasia | - |
| Advance Global Australian Awards | ~31st Dec | ~31st Dec | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| Australia’s Best Workplaces for Women | ~31st Dec | ~6th Mar | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| Leeton Shire Council Australia Day Awards | ~7th Jan | ~26th Jan | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| Canstar’s Bank of the Year Awards | ~15th Jan | ~26th Feb | Financial Services | Australia | - |
| HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards | ~18th Jan | ~14th Apr | Health & Social Care | Australia | - |
| Australian Urban Design Awards | ~30th Jan | ~18th Mar | Construction & Architecture | Australia | - |
| NSW Training Awards | ~2nd Feb | 25th Aug | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| IT Journalism Awards (The Lizzies) | ~6th Feb | ~27th Mar | Journalism Publishing & Media | Australasia | - |
| LGPro Positive Aging & Wellbeing Awards | ~9th Feb | ~4th Jun | Public Sector | Australia | - |
| Australian Interior Design Awards | ~13th Feb | ~29th May | Construction & Architecture | Australia | - |
| Defence & National Security Workforce Awards | ~14th Feb | ~23rd Apr | Public Sector | Australia | - |
| Dulux Colour Awards | ~20th Feb | ~28th May | Construction & Architecture | Australasia | - |
| Client Choice Awards | ~20th Feb | ~25th Mar | Business | Australia | - |
| Franchise Council of Australia’s Franchise Industry Awards | ~20th Feb | 17th Jun | Business | Australia | - |
| Australian LGBTQ Inclusion Awards | ~23rd Feb | ~29th May | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| Australian Workplace Equality Index | ~23rd Feb | ~27th May | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| Australian Small Business Champion Awards | ~2nd Mar | ~1st May | Business | Australia | - |
| Inspiring Workplaces Awards Australasia | ~4th Mar | ~5th Jun | HR & Training | Australasia | - |
| Australian Financial Review AI Awards | ~6th Mar | ~2nd Jun | Financial Services | Australia | - |
| Australian Education Awards | ~13th Mar | 7th Aug | Education | Australia | - |
| SSON's Impact Awards Australasia | ~13th Mar | ~12th May | IT & Telecommunications | Australasia | - |
| Australian International Beer Awards | ~13th Mar | ~14th May | Retail & Consumer Goods | Australia | - |
| Decarbonsing Mining Awards | ~14th Mar | ~6th May | Energy & Utilities | Australia | - |
| LinkedIn Top 25 Companies to Work For in Australia | ~15th Mar | ~7th Apr | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| ABA100 Customer Service Excellence Awards | ~21st Mar | ~21st Sep | Customer Contact | Australia | - |
| Australian Construction Achievement Award | ~23rd Mar | 20th Aug | Construction & Architecture | Australia | - |
| The Australian Council for Educational Leaders ACEL National Awards | ~25th Mar | ~30th Sep | Education | Australia | - |
| Australian Marine Industry Awards | ~30th Mar | ~19th May | Transport & Logistics | Australia | - |
| Australia’s Best Workplaces in Technology | ~31st Mar | ~12th Apr | IT & Telecommunications | Australia | - |
| The Urban Developer Awards | ~2nd Apr | 24th Jul | Construction & Architecture | Australasia | - |
| WA Training Awards | ~10th Apr | 10th Sep | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| TIARA Talent Acquisition Awards ANZ | ~10th Apr | ~29th May | HR & Training | Australasia | - |
| Women of Colour in STEM Awards | ~12th Apr | 5th Oct | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| EY Entrepreneur of the Year Australia | ~17th Apr | 22nd Oct | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| Property Council of Australia Innovation & Excellence Awards | ~21st Apr | 6th Nov | Planning & Property | Australia | - |
| REINSW Awards for Excellence | ~24th Apr | ~12th Sep | Planning & Property | Australia | - |
| AFR Boss Most Innovative Companies | ~29th Apr | ~8th Oct | Business | Australasia | - |
| Australian Defence Industry Awards | ~30th Apr | 16th Jul | Business | Australia | - |
| iAwards | ~1st May | 27th Aug | IT & Telecommunications | Australia | - |
| Telecommunications Industry Excellence Awards | ~1st May | 15th Jul | IT & Telecommunications | Australia | - |
| MFA Media Federation Awards | ~5th May | 24th Sep | Journalism Publishing & Media | Australia | - |
| Online Retail Industry Awards ORIAs | ~8th May | 23rd Jul | Retail & Consumer Goods | Australasia | - |
| RICS Awards Australia | ~8th May | ~12th Sep | Construction & Architecture | Australia | - |
| Australian HR Awards | ~8th May | 4th Sep | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| Australian Trades Small Business Champion Awards | ~11th May | 27th Jun | Business | Australia | - |
| Best Places to Work in Australia | ~15th May | 27th Aug | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| Great Place to Work - Best Workplaces in Australia | ~15th May | 27th Aug | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| Australia's Best Workplaces List | ~15th May | ~27th Aug | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| Australian Insurance Industry Awards | ~17th May | 13th Aug | Financial Services | Australia | - |
| Australian Training Awards | ~20th May | ~22nd Dec | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| BETTER FUTURE Melbourne Design Awards | ~21st May | 6th Jul | Design & Innovation | Australia | - |
| Australian Marketing Institute AMI Marketing Awards | ~25th May | 11th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia | - |
| The Australian Best Places to Work Awards (Powered by WorkL) | ~31st May | ~3rd Jul | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| Australian Effie Awards | ~1st Jun | 9th Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia | - |
| Women in Technology WiT Awards Queensland | ~1st Jun | 25th Sep | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| RACGP Awards | ~1st Jun | ~25th Oct | Health & Social Care | Australia | - |
| The Resilient Australia Awards | ~2nd Jun | 18th Nov | Public Sector | Australasia | - |
| Green Gown Awards Australasia | ~4th Jun | 29th Oct | Education | Australasia | - |
| Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence | ~5th Jun | 4th Sep | Business | Australia | - |
| NSW Export Awards | 12th Jun | 18th Nov | Supply Chain | Australia | - |
| Premier of Queensland's Export Awards | 12th Jun | 8th Oct | Supply Chain | Australia | - |
| Australian Export and Investment Awards | 12th Jun | ~20th Nov | Supply Chain | Australia | - |
| South Australian Premier’s Business and Export Awards | 12th Jun | 16th Oct | Business | Australia | - |
| Melbourne Awards | 12th Jun | ~15th Nov | Business | Australia | - |
| Australian Biosecurity Awards | 16th Jun | ~10th Nov | Corporate Social Responsibility | Australia | - |
| Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards | 19th Jun | 10th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Australasia | - |
| William Buck Impact Awards | 24th Jun | ~24th Aug | Business | Australia | - |
| Australian Mining Prospect Awards | 26th Jun | 16th Sep | Energy & Utilities | Australia | - |
| CIO50 Australia | 26th Jun | 22nd Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Australia | - |
| Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Awards | 26th Jun | 30th Oct | Business | Australia | - |
| Outstanding Leadership Awards | ~30th Jun | ~4th Aug | Business Leaders | Australasia | - |
| Australian Engineering Excellence Awards | 1st Jul | 12th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Australia | - |
| Engineers Australia Awards | 1st Jul | 12th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Australia | - |
| Australian Mortgage Awards | 3rd Jul | 16th Oct | Financial Services | Australia | - |
| Asia Property Awards - Australia | 10th Jul | 4th Sep | Planning & Property | Australia | - |
| AusMumpreneur Awards | 10th Jul | 16th Sep | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| APSCo Awards for Excellence Australia | 10th Jul | 22nd Oct | HR & Training | Australia | - |
| FinTech Awards Australia | 10th Jul | 30th Jul | Financial Services | Australia | - |
| Australian Event Awards | 16th Jul | 21st Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia | - |
| Women’s Network Australia (WNA) Impact Awards | 17th Jul | ~22nd Nov | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| BETTER FUTURE Sydney Design Awards | 23rd Jul | 7th Sep | Design & Innovation | Australia | - |
| ARN Innovation Awards | 24th Jul | 28th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | Australia | - |
| Telstra Best of Business Awards | 28th Jul | ~10th Feb | Business | Australia | - |
| CEO Magazine Executive of the Year | 30th Jul | 11th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards | 30th Jul | 11th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| Ethnic Business Awards | 31st Jul | ~30th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| CPRA Golden Target Awards | 31st Jul | 17th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia | - |
| Australian of the Year Awards | 31st Jul | ~25th Jan | Business Leaders | Australia | - |
| Transform Awards ANZ | 31st Jul | ~20th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia | - |
| Stroke Foundation National Stroke Awards | 31st Jul | 15th Oct | Health & Social Care | Australia | - |
| Australian Outstanding Security Performance Awards OSPAs | 31st Jul | 28th Oct | Business | Australia | - |
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