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2006 Results

1. Dr Fiona Wood
2. Olivia Newton-John
3. Princess Mary
4. Dr Harry Cooper
5. Ian Kiernan
6. Ernie Dingo, TV host, The Great Outdoors
7. Karl Kruszelnicki, author, science commentator
8. Dick Smith, adventurer, entrepreneur, philanthropist
9. John Farnham, singer
10. Peter Cosgrove, retiring Australian Defence Force chief
11. John Wood, TV actor, Blue Heelers
12. Ian Thorpe, swimmer, Olympian
13. Patrick Rafter, retired tennis player
14. John Williamson, singer
15. Mel Gibson, actor, director
16. Peter Doherty, Nobel prize winner
17. Dawn Fraser, swimmer, Olympian
18. Andrew Gaze, basketballer, Olympian
19. Andy Thomas, astronaut
20. Scott Cam, TV host, Backyard Blitz, Our Place
21. Sigrid Thornton, actress, Seachange
22. Marcia Hines, singer/judge Australian Idol
23. Hugh Jackman, actor
24. Steve Waugh, cricketer
25. Glenn McGrath, cricketer
26. Richie Benaud, cricket commentator
27. Margaret Fulton, cookery writer
28. David Koch, TV host, Sunrise
29. Colleen McCullough, author
30. Rev. Tim Costello, World Vision leader
31. Bryce Courtenay, author
32. Rove McManus, TV host, Rove Live
33. Geoffrey Rush, actor
34. Lisa McCune, actress
35. Bert Newton, TV host Good Morning Australia
36. Cate Blanchett, actress
37. Magda Szubanski, comedian, Kath & Kim
38. Andrew Denton, TV host, Enough Rope
39. Ray Martin, TV host, A Current Affair
40. Delta Goodrem, singer/actress
41. Jamie Durie, TV host, Backyard Blitz
42. Eric Bana, actor/comedian
43. Sarah O'Hare, model, charity patron
44. Jack Thompson, actor
45. Nicole Kidman, actress
46. Glenn Robbins, comedian/actor
47. Tracy Grimshaw, TV host, Today
48. John Eales, former rugby union captain
49. Mike Munro, TV host, This Is Your Life
50. Thomas Keneally, author
51. Steve Irwin, TV host Crocodile Hunter
52. Sir William Deane, former Governor-General
53. Kasey Chambers, singer
54. Jennifer Hawkins, former Miss Universe
55. Queen Elizabeth II
56. Jana Wendt, TV host, Sunday
57. George Gregan, rugby union captain
58. Kate Ceberano, singer
59. Bec Cartwright, actress Home and Away
60. Kerry O'Brien, host The 7:30 Report
61. Elle Macpherson, model, lingerie maker
62. Greg Norman, golfer
63. Cathy Freeman, runner, Olympian
64. Tim Winton, author
65. Michael Jeffrey, Governor-General
66. Laurie Oakes, political commentator
67. Guy Sebastian, singer, Australian Idol
68. Maxine McKew, TV host The 7:30 Report
69. Kerri-Anne Kennerley, TV host
70. Paul Hogan, actor
71. Shannon Noll, singer, Australian Idol
72. Kylie Minogue, singer
73. Lleyton Hewitt, tennis player
74. Janette Howard, wife of Prime Minister
75. Peter Garrett, ex-Midnight Oil, federal MP
76. Casey Donovan, singer, Australian Idol
77. Russell Crowe, actor
78. Eddie McGuire, TV host, footy club chief
79. Derryn Hinch, broadcaster
80. Ian 'Dicko' Dickson, TV host, Australian Idol, My Restaurant Rules
81. John Symond, Aussie Home Loans founder
82. Gai Waterhouse, horse trainer
83. Gretel Killeen, author, TV host, Big Brother
84. Gough Whitlam, former Prime Minister
85. John Howard, Prime Minister
86. Kim Beazley, Opposition Leader
87. Malcolm Fraser, former Prime Minister
88. John Laws, radio broadcaster
89. Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister
90. Pauline Hanson, former One Nation leader
91. Alexander Downer, federal minister for foreign affairs
92. Shane Warne, cricketer
93. Lachlan Murdoch, media executive
94. Bob Brown, leader of the Greens party
95. James Packer, media executive
96. Peter Costello, Treasurer
97. Kerry Packer, media mogul
98. Paul Keating, former Prime Minister
99. Rupert Murdoch, media mogul
100. Amanda Vanstone, minister for immigration and multicultural and indigenous affairs

Australia's Most Trusted Professions

1. Ambulance officers
2. Firefighters
3. Mothers
4. Nurses
5. Pilots
6. Doctors
7. Pharmacists
8. Fathers
9. Police officers
10. Teachers
11. Childcare providers
12. Bus/train drivers
13. Chiropractors
14. Judges
15. Accountants
16. Priests/ministers
17. Domestic cleaners
18. Bartenders
19. Builders
20. Life coaches
21. Taxi drivers
22. Lawyers
23. Stockbrokers
24. CEOs
25. Mortgage brokers
26. Journalists
27. Psychics
28. Real-estate agents
29. Car salesmen
30. Politicians

* Responses of 1502 adult Australians were analysed in the Trust Survey, conducted on behalf of Reader's Digest by market-research company The Leading Edge between February 23 and March 1, 2005. Roughly half these people were asked how much they trusted the 100 names in our poll.

From Reader's Digest Magazine - June 2005