Australian of the Year: Adam Goodes mixes sorrow with celebration on Australia Day

By Stephanie Wood and Tim Elliott
Updated January 25 2014 - 7:50pm, first published 7:30pm
Adam Goodes has been crowned Australian of the Year. Picture: GETTY IMAGES
Adam Goodes has been crowned Australian of the Year. Picture: GETTY IMAGES

He has been crowned Australian of the Year. But for Adam Goodes, Australia Day is a time of mourning: ''It's a very sad day for a lot of our mob.''

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