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 |
| Australian Effie Awards | 1st Jun | 12th Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
| Australian Export and Investment Awards | 2nd Jun | ~24th Nov | Business | 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 | Business | 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 |
| Green Gown Awards Australasia | 30th Jun | 23rd Nov | Education | Australasia |
| SBE Impact Awards | ~3rd Jul | ~1st Sep | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Sally Isaac Memorial Scholarship Fund Award | ~6th Jul | ~4th Aug | Public Sector | Australia |
| Multicultural Health Communication Awards | ~10th Jul | ~2nd Sep | Health & Social Care | Australia |
| 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians Awards | ~17th Jul | ~4th Oct | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Australian Urban Design Awards | ~21st Jul | ~30th Oct | Construction & Architecture | Australia |
| ARN Innovation Awards | ~22nd Jul | 16th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Australia |
| National Retail Awards | ~22nd Jul | ~16th Sep | Retail & Consumer Goods | Australia |
| BETTER FUTURE Sydney Design Awards | 27th Jul | 17th Oct | Design & Innovation | Australia |
| CEO Magazine Executive of the Year | ~29th Jul | ~18th Nov | Business Leaders | Australia |
| CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards | ~29th Jul | ~9th Nov | Business Leaders | 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 |
| APSCo Awards for Excellence Australia | ~5th Aug | ~17th Nov | HR & Training | Australia |
| FinTech Awards Australia | 7th Aug | 24th Aug | Financial Services | Australia |
| FM Industry Awards for Excellence | ~12th Aug | ~18th Nov | Planning & Property | Australia |
| Australian Young Lawyer Awards | ~12th Aug | ~6th Sep | Legal Services | Australia |
| AdNews Agency of the Year Awards | ~17th Aug | ~23rd Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
| CIO50 Australia | ~19th Aug | ~23rd Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Australia |
| Australian Biosecurity Awards | ~22nd Aug | ~10th Nov | Corporate Social Responsibility | Australia |
| Australian Mining Prospect Awards | ~24th Aug | ~14th Oct | Energy & Utilities | Australia |
| Hotel Management HM Awards | ~26th Aug | ~25th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Australasia |
| Transform Awards ANZ | ~26th Aug | ~24th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia |
| IPWEA Engineering Excellence Awards | ~31st Aug | ~15th Mar | Construction & Architecture | Australia |
| Independent Financial Adviser Excellence Awards | ~8th Sep | ~16th Nov | Financial Services | Australia |
| The TIARA Recruitment Awards Australia | ~9th Sep | ~24th Nov | HR & Training | Australia |
| The Australian Influencer Marketing Council AiMCO Awards | 23rd Sep | ~16th Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
| AFR Fast 100 and Fast Starters List | ~23rd Sep | ~1st Nov | Business | Australia |
| The SEMrush AU Search Awards | ~30th Sep | ~9th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
| Australia & New Zealand Agency of the Year Awards | ~30th Sep | ~12th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia |
| Public Relations Institute of Australia PRIA Golden Target Awards | ~30th Sep | ~24th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australia |
| Campaign Agency of the Year Australia New Zealand | ~30th Sep | ~7th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia |
| Asia Property Awards - Australia | ~30th Sep | ~9th Dec | Planning & Property | Australia |
| Pause Awards – the Ecosystem Business Awards | ~30th Sep | ~23rd Nov | Business | Australia |
| Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards | ~3rd Oct | ~19th Nov | Business | Australia |
| LGPro Awards for Excellence | ~3rd Oct | ~20th Feb | Public Sector | Australia |
| Australian Achiever Awards | 3rd Oct | 9th Jun | Customer Contact | Australia |
| Kinaway Business Awards | ~4th Oct | ~18th Nov | Business | Australia |
| Accountants Daily 30 Under 30 Awards | ~7th Oct | ~3rd Dec | Financial Services | Australia |
| The Smart50 Awards | ~7th Oct | ~16th Nov | Business | Australia |
| Australian IoT Awards | ~12th Oct | ~9th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Australia |
| AFR Best Places to Work List | ~14th Oct | ~26th Apr | HR & Training | Australasia |
| City of Wanneroo Business Awards | ~17th Oct | ~4th Nov | Business | Australia |
| CME Women in Resources Awards | ~28th Oct | ~31st Mar | Energy & Utilities | Australia |
| Australian Street Art Awards | ~14th Nov | ~2nd Mar | Travel & Tourism | Australia |
| Grey Nomad Awards | ~14th Nov | ~4th Mar | Travel & Tourism | Australia |
| Australian Construction Achievement Award | ~30th Nov | 3rd May | Construction & Architecture | Australia |
| The Australian Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership | ~30th Nov | ~27th Feb | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Women's Business Club Awards Australia | 30th Nov | 6th Dec | Business Leaders | Australia |
| Cruise Industry Awards | ~30th Nov | ~11th Mar | Travel & Tourism | Australasia |
| Best Places to Work in Australia | ~3rd Dec | 4th Aug | HR & Training | Australia |
| Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards | ~9th Dec | ~9th Jan | Customer Contact | Australasia |
| Leeton Shire Council Australia Day Awards | ~9th Dec | ~26th Jan | Business Leaders | Australia |
| The Australian Small Business Awards | ~31st Dec | ~31st Dec | Business | Australia |
| ASCLA Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Awards | ~7th Jan | ~18th Mar | Supply Chain | 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 |
| 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 |
| Inspiring Workplace Awards Australasia | ~1st Mar | ~24th May | HR & Training | Australasia |
| 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 |
| Property Council of Australia Innovation & Excellence Awards | ~10th Mar | 23rd Aug | Planning & Property | 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 |
| 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 |
| National 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 |
| 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 |
| Telstra Best of Business Awards | 5th May | ~23rd Mar | Business | 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 |
| The Urban Developer Awards | 17th May | 30th Aug | Construction & Architecture | Australasia |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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