Young Australian of the Year 2021 is Isobel Marshall

Sarah Lansdown
Updated January 25 2021 - 9:56pm, first published 8:55pm
Isobel Marshall is named Young Australian of the Year for 2021. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Isobel Marshall is named Young Australian of the Year for 2021. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

A woman who has built a business to fight period poverty has been named the 2021 Young Australian of the Year.

Sarah Lansdown

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra Times education reporter

Sarah covers all stages of education in the capital, from early childhood to higher education. Previously she was a general news reporter at The Advocate in North West Tasmania. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2019 Tasmanian Media Awards for a series on paramedic shortages. Email: sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au