Previous Australian of the Year Rosie Batty has hit back at pundits who say the honor is getting excessively political.

In front of the honor function in Canberra, Ms Batty told News Corp she had capitalized on her time as the Australian of the Year in 2015 putting a national focus on family brutality "where it ought to be".

Her guidance for future champs was to do likewise.



"Hasn't it generally been [political]? What's more, is there any good reason why it shouldn't be? What's more, definitely, on the off chance that it is political, incredible," she said.

"I think one about the things we do respect about Australia is that you can take some person like myself who puts a petulant social issue into open space and truly make the government officials responsible and they take that in great frame and great soul since that is the part that you've been permitted to have through this honor.

"I think it is political. What's more, I think it should be on the grounds that I think this is what we're here for, to test things that need a concentration in our groups."

Feedback that legislative issues has taken a hold of the occasion has been mounting for as long as couple of years after footballer Adam Goodes championed the battle against prejudice in 2014, Ms Batty stood in opposition to family savagery in 2015 and previous Army boss David Morrison promised to battle for sexual orientation disparity and incorporation in 2016.

Previous Victorian head Jeff Kennett added his voice to those requiring an update before the current year's function, saying it wasn't suitable for the honors to be utilized to "perceive a social issue of the day".

"I simply take a gander at how far away reason the entire thing is," Mr Kennett said.

"I would much rather have individuals perceived for extraordinary work in their groups.

"Some are being perceived for work in their groups, yet not regularly enough."

Ms Batty's message for future champs was to benefit as much as possible from the open door.

"I place everything into my year as Australian of the Year and I think the Australian individuals comprehended and saw that," she said.

"So for me, the regard and high respect that they demonstrate me is now and then overpowering yet it generally urges me to continue going ... there's such a great amount of cynicism on the planet — this really makes a considerable measure of energy.

"Many people here, who are doing astounding things, have originated from something that has not been simple, in the way that might be, and that molded their identity and who they need to be and who they endeavor to be."