In their own words, these are letters from some of our most prominent Australians who have revealed why they love Australia.

This is going to be a hard Australia Day to celebrate when celebrating the greatest country on Earth should be so easy.

Liam Thompson learns how to front flip on solid ground and celebrates minor bruises as achievements.

I was in the best shape of my adult life when the diagnosis came. Luckily, I now had a village to get me through it.