Here are the top earning Australian sports people for the year 2015. The source of this information is not clear, it was listed as being from AUSTRALIA'S SPORT'S RICH LIST. Basketball player Andrew Bogut again topped the list, as he has done since 2011.

See other Australian sporting Top Earners from other years, and also how these compare to the international top earner lists.

Rank Name Sport Earnings ($AUD) *
1 Andrew Bogut Basketball $16.6 million
2 Grant Balfour Baseball $9.6 m
3 Tim Cahill Football $6.5 m
4 Adam Scott Golf $5.3 m
5 Jason Day Golf $4.85 m
6 Dante Exum Basketball $4.6 m
7 Patrick Mills Basketball $4.59 m

*Salaries per season, not including endorsements

Source: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/tim-cahills-oneyear-deal-with-shanghai-shenhua-is-worth-an-estimated-10-million